India: Holding Our Breath - India's FSSAI Updates on the Mandatory Registration Requirements

This GAIN-INDIA report updates the FAS New Delhi (Post) GAIN-INDIA | IN2022-0086 | India’s FSSAI Requires Mandatory Registration of Foreign Food Manufacturing Facilities for the Import of Certain Categories of Foods report (October 24, 2022). Post received from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare/Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) verbal assurances on March 27, 2023, that trade (i.e., imports of milk and milk products; meat and meat products; egg powder; infant foods; and nutraceuticals) will not be affected by the foreign food manufacturing facilities not immediately registering with the FSSAI. The FSSAI conveyed and clarified to Post, that only the foreign food manufacturing facilities need to register; registration of handlers or of the exporter of the product is not currently being required.