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2stories · Rule change
September 2026
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Food sample analysis: reports within 14 days, import samples within 5 days from 1 April 2027 — FSS (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Amendment Regulations, 2026
Reports in 14 days; imports in 5Rule changeFSSAI has amended the Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Regulations, 2011. From 1 April 2027, the Food Analyst must issue a signed report within fourteen days of receiving a regulatory sample, the referral laboratory within fourteen days in appeal, and the notified or referral laboratory within five days for import samples. New regulations on the method of analysis are added, and Forms A and B are omitted.
August 2026
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Pan masala packaging: FSSAI adds paper-based material free of any plastic or aluminium foil, and tin or glass containers, to Schedule IV of the Packaging Regulations
Pan masala: paper, tin or glassRule changeThe Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Amendment Regulations, 2026 insert a new entry for pan masala in Schedule IV — the list of suggestive packaging materials. It names paper, paper board, cellulose or other naturally derived materials that are free from any plastic and from aluminium foil or metallised layers, and tin or glass containers. The regulations are in force from publication in the Official Gazette; the Gazette issue is dated 10 August 2026.
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