The FSSAI has drafted the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2019 related to standards for fortification of, species identified milk, multigrain Atta, Processed food exclusion for fortified salt from having + F logo.
The FSSAI has also invited objections and suggestions about the proposed amendments, which must reach the FSSAI office before 11 March 2019.
These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2019. They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
“Fortified Processed Foods” means foods that have been altered from its natural state by industrial processing methods. The same may have fortified staples as raw materials and/or fortified with permitted micronutrients and additives as specified under the Food Safety and Standards (FoodProduct Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011.”
The Fortified Processed Food shall provide 15-30% of the Indian adult RDA of micronutrient based on an average calorie intake of 600 kcal from processed foods (1/3of energy of 2000 kcal).
Every package of fortified food shall carry the words “fortified with ………… (name of the fortificant)” and the logo, specified in Schedule-II of these regulations, on its label. It may also carry tag line “Sampoorna Poshan Swasth Jeevan” under the logo.
