On June 22, 2021, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued the extension of timeline till January 18, 2022 for compliance with Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Ninth Amendment Regulations, 2020.
FSSAI, vide Reference Notification dated October 9, 2020 had previously issued the date enforcement of the regulation to be July 1, 2021 regarding the use of processing aid in the food products. Another notification has been notified on March 4, 2021 regarding the amendment in the list of processing aids which is to be enforced from January 1, 2022.