FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th June, 2022
F. No. Std/SP-21/T(Alcohol-5).—Whereas the draft Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Regulations, 2021, were published as required by 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-21/T(Alcohol-3), dated the 22nd November, 2021, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, section 4, inviting objections and 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 copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the public on the 25th November, 2021;
And whereas 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 (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018, namely. –
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) First Amendment Regulations, 2022.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018, –
(a) in regulation 1.2, after the sub-regulation 1.2.8, following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely: –
“1.2.8a. “non-alcoholic counterpart of alcoholic beverage” means non-alcoholic beverage having alcohol content less than or equal to 0.5% alcohol by volume, which shall meet all the requirements of respective alcoholic beverage of origin except the ethyl alcohol content. Additionally, the alcoholic beverage of the origin must undergo the process of fermentation and the produced alcohol is removed thereafter.”;
(b) after sub-regulation 4.2(1), following shall be inserted, namely. –
“4.2(2) Flavoured Beer: Beer containing flavours as per the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 and such beer shall meet all the other requirements of the beer, as specified under these regulations.”
ARUN SINGHAL, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./118/2022-23]
Note: The Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part III, section 4, vide notification number F. No. 2/SA-24/2009(1)/FSSAI, dated 19th March, 2018 and subsequently amended vide notification number F. No. Stds/SP(water and Beverages)/ Notification (1)/FSSAI-2019 dated the 18th December, 2020.
