{"id":19638,"date":"2022-07-22T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=19638"},"modified":"2022-06-28T12:10:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T16:10:38","slug":"food-safety-and-standards-authority-of-india-fssai-has-come-out-with-the-food-safety-and-standards-for-labeling-of-vegan-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/food-safety-and-standards-authority-of-india-fssai-has-come-out-with-the-food-safety-and-standards-for-labeling-of-vegan-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has come out with the Food Safety and Standards for Labeling of Vegan Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/62ac3f9dba33cGazette_Notification_Vegan_Food_17_06_2022.pdf.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/62ac3f9dba33cGazette_Notification_Vegan_Food_17_06_2022.pdf-300x105.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/62ac3f9dba33cGazette_Notification_Vegan_Food_17_06_2022.pdf-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/62ac3f9dba33cGazette_Notification_Vegan_Food_17_06_2022.pdf-768x269.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/62ac3f9dba33cGazette_Notification_Vegan_Food_17_06_2022.pdf.png 815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in new regulations said, \u201cvegan food\u201d means the food or food ingredient, including additives, flavourings, enzymes and carriers, or processing aids that are not products of animal origin and in which, at no stage of production and processing, ingredients, including additives, flavourings, enzymes and carriers, or<br \/>\nprocessing aids that are of animal origin has been used.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also, &#8220;The food products to be called vegan, shall not have involved animal testing for any purpose including safety evaluation, unless provided by any Regulatory Authority.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the same production line is shared with non-vegan products or ingredients, thorough cleaning or comparable measures in conformity with Good Manufacturing Practices shall be carried out before production of vegan products commences and the same shall extend to all associated machinery, equipment, utensils and surfaces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fssai.gov.in\/upload\/notifications\/2022\/06\/62ac3f9dba33cGazette_Notification_Vegan_Food_17_06_2022.pdf\">https:\/\/www.fssai.gov.in\/upload\/notifications\/2022\/06\/62ac3f9dba33cGazette_Notification_Vegan_Food_17_06_2022.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The contents of this posting, our website, and our other publications, including Vegetarian Journal and Vegan Journal, are not intended to provide personal medical advice. 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