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In the supersession of the Food Safety and Standards Licensing and Registration of Food Business Amendment Regulations

Published: 27 January 2026 Download PDF

Gazette ID: CG-DL-E-27012026-269606

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Core Purpose

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India publishes a draft of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2026, to amend the 2011 Regulations and invites public objections or suggestions.

Detailed Summary

This notification, issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on January 23, 2026 (F. No. REG-11013/1/2026-Regulation-FSSAI), publishes the draft Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2026. These draft regulations supersede a previous draft published on January 20, 2026, under the same F.No., and propose to further amend the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011. The FSSAI, with the Central Government's previous approval, exercises powers conferred by clause (o) of sub-section (2) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006). The draft is published for public information, inviting objections or suggestions within thirty days from the date of Official Gazette availability. Key amendments include substituting S. No. 8 in Schedule 2, Annexure 3 (Conditions of License) to require daily production and raw material utilization records for manufacturing food businesses, and substituting provision 5.2.5 in Schedule 4, Part II (General Requirements on Hygienic and Sanitary Practices) to mandate FIFO (First in First out) or FEFO (First Expire First Out) for storage of raw materials, ingredients, work-in-progress, and processed/cooked/packaged food products, neither of which applies to retailers. Objections should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI, Food and Drug Administration Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi-110002 or sent via email to regulation@fssai.gov.in. The principal 2011 Regulations were published vide F. No. 2-15015/30/2010 dated August 1, 2011, and last amended on July 13, 2016.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27012026-269606 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 62] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026/MAGHA 7, 1947 FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd January, 2026 F. No. REG-11013/1/2026-Regulation-FSSAI.—In the supersession of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2026 vide no. F.No. REG-11013/1/2026- Regulation-FSSAI, published on dated 20th January,2026 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-III, Section-4, the following draft of certain regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, with previous approval of the Central Government, proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (o) of sub-section (2) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), is hereby published as required by the sub-section (1) of section 92 of the said Act for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft regulations will be taken into consideration after the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public; Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Food and Drug Administration Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi-110002 or sent on email at regulation@fssai.gov.in; Objections and suggestions, which may be received with respect to the said draft regulations before the expiry of the period so specified, will be considered by the Food Authority. Draft Regulations 1. These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2026. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011, in regulation 2.1,- (a) in schedule 2, Annexure 3 related to Conditions of License, for S. No. 8, the following shall be substituted, namely,- "8. Maintain daily records of production, raw materials utilization separately. Provided this condition shall not be applicable to non-manufacturing food businesses.” (c) in schedule 4, part II, related to General Requirements on Hygienic and Sanitary Practices to be followed by all Food Business Operators applying for License, for provision 5.2.5, the following shall be substituted, namely,- "5.2.5 The storage of raw materials, ingredients, work-in-progress and processed /cooked or packaged food products shall be subjected to FIFO (First in First out), FEFO (First Expire First Out). Provided that the same shall not be applicable to retailers." RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./637/2025-26] Note:- The principal Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, vide F. No. 2-15015/30/2010, dated the 1st August, 2011 and last amended vide notification F. No. 2-15015/30/2012, dated 13th July, 2016. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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