Foreign food manufacturers have to register in India for some exports

Rule applies for exports in five categories of items, says regulator FSSAI

Foreign food manufacturing firms exporting products to India under five categories have to register themselves with the country’s regulator, said an order on Monday.

This order is as per Food Safety and Standards (import) first amendment regulations 2021 and will come into effect on February 1, 2023.

According to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the five categories are milk and milk products, meat and meat products, including poultry, fish and their products, egg powder, infant food, and nutraceuticals.

FSSA made it mandatory for foreign food manufacturing facilities to register with it for exporting products such as milk, and infant foods to India.

The FSSAI, in its order, requested authorities from exporting countries to provide the list of existing manufacturers and those who are intended to export these food products to India.

Thereafter, registrations will be done by FSSAI in its portal for such facilities based on the list provided by the competent authorities.