FSSAI seeks comments on need for BIS certification for sale of F&B

New Delhi, Jan 22 (KNN) The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has sought comments from stakeholders on need for BIS certification for sale of food/beverage products in India.

The stakeholders need to comment on whether such certifications are required and should be continued.

FSSAI recently decided to review the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Agmark certifications that are mandatory for sale of certain food/beverage products in India.

FSSAI issued a notice, stating, “Several food products are required to be sold with the mandatory certification from either BIS or Agmark, as per the relevant provisions in the Regulations notified under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.”

The authority is in the process of reviewing these provisions to take a view whether such provisions are serving any benefit to the industry and the consumers or not, and hence, are required to be continued or not,” it added.

Apart from an explanation whether these provisions should continue or not, the notice, the notification stated that the comments must include a justification for the same to enable the authority to take a view.

The stakeholders need to submit their comments within three weeks from the date on which the notice was uploaded on the regulator’s website.