Vegan Food Manufacturers Get Compliance Deadline as FSSAI Revises Logo Requirements

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2026, amending the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022. The amendment follows the statutory consultation process under Section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including publication of draft regulations and consideration of public objections and suggestions. The key change relates to Regulation 4(2), which prescribes a revised logo specification that must be displayed on every package of vegan food after obtaining the required approval. The amendment substitutes the earlier provision with detailed dimensions and design specifications for the vegan logo to ensure uniform labeling and identification of vegan food products in the market. The regulations are intended to standardize packaging requirements and improve consumer recognition of approved vegan foods. The amendment will come into force on 1 July 2027, giving food business operators adequate time to align their packaging and labeling practices with the revised regulatory requirements.

FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st May, 2026

F. No. SS-T0T1(NOTI)/1/2025-Standard-FSSAI.—Whereas the draft of certain regulations, further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022 was published as required under sub-section (1) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) vide notification of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India number F.No. STD/SP-18/T(VeganFoods), dated the 21st December, 2022 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, section 4, inviting objections or suggestions from the persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;

And whereas the copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the public on the 23rd December, 2022;

And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft regulations have been considered by the Food safety and Standards Authority of India;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 92 of the said Act, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022, namely:-

1. (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Amendment Regulations,

(2) They shall come into force on 1^st July, 2027.

2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022, in regulation 4, for sub-regulation (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(2) Every package of vegan foods, after the approval, shall carry the logo as specified below:

RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./106/2026-27]

Note: The Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, section 4, vide notification number F. No. Std/TF-Vegan Foods/Notif./FSSAI, the dated 10th June, 2022.