Oct 30, 2025
FSSAI Notification & Update
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FSSAI has notified the “First Amendment to Food Products and Additives Standards Regulations” — published 10 July 2025, effective from 1 February 2026. This includes changes such as updated refractive index values and new standards for meat sausages (classification, compositional criteria). Mondaq
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FSSAI amended the notification on Central Food Safety Officers (CFSOs) on 17 February 2025 – revising list of officers, jurisdictions etc. TaxGuru
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FSSAI also issued a notification on 28 August 2025 appointing a batch of new Food Safety Officers for “Fortified Rice Kernel” (special food category) under its powers. TaxGuru
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One enforcement-drive update: FSSAI temporarily suspended a planned national enforcement drive on spices (whole & powdered) originally scheduled for Oct 1–31, 2025, following an earlier surveillance indicating non-compliance issues among spice products. myfssai.in
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These updates are relevant if you are in food manufacturing, packaging, trading or e-commerce of food items.