The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, through a notification dated April 6, 2026, amended its earlier 2021 notification to expand the jurisdiction of designated Central Food Safety Officers under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The amendment specifically includes major international airports within the operational areas of certain officers, namely Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, and Kolkata airports. This change ensures that food safety oversight extends explicitly to airport premises, strengthening regulatory supervision in high-risk and high-traffic zones. The notification was issued under statutory powers conferred by Section 10(5) read with Section 37 of the Act, thereby formalizing the inclusion of airports within enforcement jurisdiction. The amendment builds upon previous updates, including the last modification in August 2025, and aims to enhance monitoring, compliance, and enforcement of food safety standards at critical transit hubs across India.
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th April, 2026
F. No. RCD-15001/4/2021-Regulatory-FSSAI-part(1).— In exercise of the powers conferred under Sub-Section 5 of Section 10 read with Section 37 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India hereby notifies the following officers as Central Food Safety Officers for the area mentioned against each with effect from the date of publication of this notification by amending the principal notification, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 dated the 2nd September, 2021:-
In the table;
1. against Sr. no. 7 , in column ‘3’ relating to ‘Area of Jurisdiction’, after the existing words, the words ‘and Mumbai Airport’ shall be inserted;
2. against Sr. no. 11 , in column ‘3’ relating to ‘Area of Jurisdiction’, after the existing words, the words ‘and Mumbai Airport’ shall be inserted;
3. against Sr. no. 44 , in column ‘3’ relating to ‘Area of Jurisdiction’, after the existing words, the words ‘and Delhi Airport’ shall be inserted;
4. against Sr. no. 52 , in column ‘3’ relating to ‘Area of Jurisdiction’, after the existing words, the words ‘and Chennai Airport’ shall be inserted;
5. against Sr. no. 72 , in column ‘3’ relating to ‘Area of Jurisdiction’, after the existing words, the words ‘and Kolkata Airport’ shall be inserted;
RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./17/2026-27]
Note:The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide F. No. RCD-15001/4/2021-Regulatory-FSSAI, dated the 2nd September, 2021 and last amended vide notification F. No. RCD-15001/4/2021-Regulatory-FSSAI-part(1) dated 29th August, 2025.
