India: Update of A Workaround Solution on Certificate of Non-Genetically Modified and GM-Free Status for Apple Consignments

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India: Update of A Workaround Solution on Certificate of Non-Genetically Modified and GM-Free Status for Apple Consignments
This GAIN-INDIA report updates FAS New Delhi’s (Post) GAIN-INDIA|IN2021-0042|India- Requirement of a Certificate of Non-Genetically Modified and GM-Free Status for Apple Consignments – A Workaround Solution. Effective March 1, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare\Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) required a certificate for Non-Genetically Modified (GM) and GM-Free status for all apples, all origins being imported into the country. The certificate, as per the FSSAI notification, shall be issued by an authorized regional (i.e., state level) government authority of the exporting country in the FSSAI specified format.
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South and Central Asia, India
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