Manufacturers [including Repackers and Relabellers] to Upload or Link, Mandatory Lab Testing Report [Six Monthly] of Food Products on FoSCoS website for period of April'23 to Sept'23  Last date 31/Oct'23

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 EPR Compliance Mandatory before 31/Oct/2023

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FSSAI Announces Important Changes to Alcoholic Beverage Rules.

 Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced amendments to the existing regulations governing alcoholic beverages. 

This move comes as part of their ongoing efforts to ensure food safety and quality standards in the country. The FSSAI, through a notification published on the 21st of August, 2023, has unveiled the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) First Amendment Regulations, 2023 which describes significant changes to alcoholic beverage rules and regulations

This first amendment (2023) has introduced changes to the existing regulations (2018).

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FSSAI Order On Upload of Lab Test Reports by Manufacturers, Relabellers and Repackers

In the recent order issued by authority on 13th January 2023, FSSAI has mandated that all the manufacturers including repacker and relabeller shall upload the six-monthly lab testing reports on FoSCoS or link lab reports from the InFoLNet wherever the samples are analyzed by FSSAI notified labs.

Lab testing to be done as per ‘Condition No. 12’ under the licensing & registration rules which says, “Ensure testing of relevant chemical and/or microbiological contaminants in food products in accordance with these regulations as frequently as required on the basis of historical data and risk assessment to ensure production and delivery of safe food through own or NABL accredited/FSSAI notified labs at least once in six months.”

The last date for uploading the lab testing report for the period April 2022 to September 2022 is 31st March 2023.

Thereafter, FBOs will be able to upload the six-monthly lab testing report on FoSCoS within one month from the closing date of respective half yearly period i.e., by 31st October for period of April to September and by 31st April for period October to March.

FBOs have to upload the lab test reports on FoSCoS portal.

FSSAI has given this manadate to bring in transparency and ease out the process of filing the Annual Returns by Food Busines Operators at the end of the financiual year. Manufacturers including Relabellers and Repackers will be benefitted from this order. 

Source: FSSAI