Food Safety Helpline, Everything you need to know about Food Safety & FSSAI Compliance

One-stop solution for understanding and implementing the requirements of FSSAI & Food Safety Standards Act

Q Please confirm to me whether the emulsifier Soy Lecithin E322 is permissible in chocolates?

Lecithin (INS 322 i) & (INS 322ii) is permissible in chocolates as per FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011.

Q I want to sell homemade pickle online in a jar. Currently, the quantity is small; less than 100kg. Do I need to put nutritional facts on the jar?

As per FSSAI’s Packaging & Labelling Regulation, the nutritional information may not be necessary to be declared on the label for certain food products including pickles, so the nutritional information is not required to be mentioned on the pack/jar of the pickle.

Q Does FSSAI have any regulation for organic food products? Does someone require a documentary proof for the Organic Food?

For organic food products, there is already a regulation available which is known as Food Safety and Standards (Organic Food) Regulation, 2017. In the said regulation, it is stated that the organic product offered or promoted for sale shall also have to comply with the provisions of one of the following systems:

(i) National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP);

(ii) Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGSIndia).

(iii) Any other system or standards as may be notified by the Food Authority from time to time.