Regulations for nutraceuticals industry have reached the final notification stage, Kumar Anil, Advisor (standards), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said.
“We had realised the need for establishing standards earlier on and initiated the process four years ago… these regulations have reached the final notification stage,” Kumar said at an Assocham event on Tuesday.
These have been framed to provide a level playing field to all stakeholders in the nutraceuticals industry, he added.
They provide general conditions for manufacture and sale of these foods besides providing chapter-wise details regarding essential composition, requirements related to claims, labelling, permitted use of additives and limits of contaminants, toxins and residues.
“The regulations also provide for various schedules dealing with vitamins, minerals, recommended diet, daily allowance, list of ingredients of plants, botanical storages, probiotics, prebiotics, besides it also has a comprehensive schedule of additives which is further divided into various sub-categories,” Kumar added.
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