India - draft of certain regulations, namely, the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018

​India FSSAI(Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) announce the new packaging regulations would raise the bar for food safety

F.No. 1-95/Stds/Packaging/SP(L&C/A)/FSSAI-2017.
Whereas the draft of certain regulations, namely, the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging Regulations, 2018 vide notification number F.No. 1-95/Stds/Packaging/SP(L&C/A)/FSSAI-2017, dated the 19th March, 2018 was published as required under Sub-section(1) of section 92 of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, section4, inviting objections and suggestions from the person likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of a period of thirty days from date on which the copies of Gazette containing the said notification was made available to the public;

And whereas, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India made the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011, but now the Food Authority has decided to divide these regulations into two regulations,
(i) the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018; and
(ii) the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018,

And accordingly published the aforesaid draft regulations;
And whereas copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 2nd April, 2018;
And whereas objections and suggestions received on the said draft regulations have been considered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India;

The food businesses shall have to comply with these regulations by 1st July, 2019.