The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a new notification dated August 28, 2025, appointing a list of officers to serve as Food Safety Officers specifically for Fortified Rice Kernel. This action, taken under the powers conferred by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, amends a principal notification originally published on July 2, 2025. The new entries, beginning from serial number 25, add a total of 60 individuals to the list of designated officers. The notification, signed by G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, Chief Executive Officer, details the names of each appointee. This measure is part of the ongoing regulatory efforts by the FSSAI to ensure food safety standards and proper oversight within the food industry, specifically focusing on the specialized area of Fortified Rice Kernel. The official publication in the Gazette of India marks the effective date of these appointments.
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th August, 2025
F. No. IEC-34011/1/2021-IEC-FSSAI-Part(8).—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 Food Safety Officers for the Fortified Rice Kernel with effect from the date of publication in this notification by amending the principal notification, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 dated the 2nd July, 2025:-
In the table, after Sr. no. 24, the following entries shall be inserted, namely,-
| Sr. No. | Name of FSO |
| 25. | Shri Amit Kumar |
| 1. | Shri Ashwani Kumar Vyas |
| 2. | Shri Madan Lal Owla |
| 3. | Shri Prem Shankar |
| 4. | Ms. Vandana Sharma |
| 5. | Shri Rajesh Meena |
| 6. | Shri Harpreet Singh |
| 7. | Shri Sanjay Kumar Rawat |
| 8. | Shri Varun Kumar |
| 9. | Shri Vikas Kiran Sahu |
| 10. | Ms. Sanju |
| 11. | Shri Hari Ram Saini |
| 12. | Shri Shahnawaz Ahmed |
| 13. | Shri Pardeep Singh |
| 14. | Shri Nirmal Sendhani Beck |
| 15. | Shri Shishu Pal Bhargav |
| 16. | Shri Barinderjeet Singh Kahlon |
| 17. | Shri Ram Pal |
| 18. | Shri Narendra Singh Yadav |
| 19. | Shri Pankaj Kumar |
| 20. | Shri Sudip Kumar |
| 21. | Shri Sunit Kumar |
| 22. | Shri Ajai Pratap Singh |
| 23. | Shri Chandrakant |
| 24. | Ms. Priyanka Patel |
| 25. | Shri Asheem Kumar |
| 26. | Shri Jai Vir Singh |
| 27. | Shri Ramanjit Singh |
| 28. | Shri Shiv Hari Meena |
| 29. | Shri Avinash Choudhary |
| 30. | Shri Shankar Lal |
| 31. | Ms. Archana Kumari |
| 32. | Shri Sachin |
| 33. | Ms. Pinky Burman |
| 34. | Ms.Shashikanta Shial |
| 35. | Ms. Trupti Rout |
| 36. | Shri Gautam Sahoo |
| 37. | Shri Rohit Kumar Bisen |
| 38. | Shri Narayan Kumar |
| 64. | Shri Suhas Jagjiwan Somkuwar |
| 39. | Shri Saroj Kumar Sendha |
| 40. | Shri Saurav Kumar Vishwakarma |
| 41. | Shri Satya Narayan Patra |
| 42. | Shri Pawan Kumar Prabhakar |
| 43. | Shri R. Vimalkanth |
| 44. | Shri Roop Singh Meena |
| 45. | Shri B. Raghuram |
| 46. | Shri B. Seetha Ram Prasad |
| 47. | Shri P. Shakthi Swaroop |
| 48. | Shri M Amar Singh |
| 49. | Shri Shaik Mohamadali Mansur |
| 50. | Shri H G Nagaraju |
| 51. | Shir Devendra Bais |
| 52. | Shri Jitendra Singh |
| 53. | Shri K Satesh Kumar |
| 54. | Shri T Bhaskarao |
| 55. | Dr. S Pramod |
| 56. | Ms. V Prithivha |
| 57. | Shri K Edukondalu |
| 58. | Shri Aashutosh Mishra |
| 59. | Shri Rohit Verma |
| 60. | Shri Amit Kumar Pandey |
G. KAMALA VARDHANA RAO, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./319/2025-26]
Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide F. No. IEC-34011/1/2021-IEC-FSSAI-Part(8), dated the 2nd July, 2025.
