India: For the Sake of Clarity - India's FSSAI Issues Directive on Nutraceutical Regulations

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India: For the Sake of Clarity - India's FSSAI Issues Directive on Nutraceutical Regulations

On March 29, 2022, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare/Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued directive Std/SP-05/T(Nutraceutical-2022) [E-5184]. The directive states that the FSSAI has drafted a new framework and revised the Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Food and Novel Food) Regulations (2016). The new framework is known as Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose and Prebiotic and Probiotic Food) Regulations (2022). This framework removes ambiguity by providing greater clarity to the regulation.

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