India: India Publishes Final Standards for Processed Dairy and Other Milk Fat Products

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On December 27, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare/Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued Notification No. F. No. M&MP/Notification (05)/FSSAI-2019. The notification, published in the Gazette of India (official gazette) on December 27, 2021, pertains to the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Sixth Amendment Regulations (2021), setting new standards in Regulation 2.1 (Dairy Products and Analogs) and sub regulation 2.1.8 (Milk Fat Products [includes glee/clarified butter]). The regulation's implementation date is set for July 1, 2022.

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