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May be yes as per the notification issued by FSSAI on rectification process for cases of minor labelling defects - What could be “minor & major” defects on food label ? According to Section 3 of the Indian Majority Act, 1875, a person domiciled in India who is under the age of eighteen years, is a minor says Google . Probably, this would be the popular search criteria after a recent notification by Indian regulator (FSSAI) relaxing the enforcement proceedings on the food businesses faulting labeling norms prescribed under the act. The haphazard notification uploaded in the midnight created lot of buzz in the industry circles. Although the notification puts the state food safety officials in bad light one should not forget the efforts of these officials in ensuring the safety of food, in fact they are the torch bearers. However, they are never in the spotlight. Forgetting the rush and position ( often these notifications are issued internally ) of the notification, le...

Food import clearance in India is a laborious process which involves clearance from various stakeholders like Plant Quarantine (PQ), Animal Quarantine (AQ), FSSAI and so on. Since FSSAI is the controlling authority of food related matters in India the final clearance of shipment or consignment will depend on the certificate issued by FSSAI.  In this regard, FSSAI have developed a workflow which primarily include inspection, sampling and safety analysis (an external laboratory perform the analysis) of the imported food products. Recently, FSSAI has issued a notification with provisions for rectification of labeling non-compliance's (or deficiencies) in addition to the few mentioned under Reg 6 (4) of FSS Import regulations. The following sections describe the key takeaways along with the advantages to the business  In which stage of the import clearance life cycle this is applicable? As per the import clearance process, the identification of deficiencies b...