FSSAI plans to bring norms for Organic produce
Food regulator FSSAI has come out with a draft regulation for organic food products, seeking to ensure that these food items are actually organic.
Organic foods will have to comply with the provisions under the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) administered by the government or the Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India) run by the Agriculture Ministry or any other standards notified by the food authority.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has sought public comments of the draft regulations, which has been prepared in view of rising demand for organic food products, being considered as healthy, in the country.
“Organic food products are either those grown under a system of agriculture without the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides or made from organically produced raw materials ... Currently, a number of food products are being marketed as organic,” the FSSAI said.
However, the regulator said that consumers do not have any way to check the authenticity of organic food products due to lack of a regulatory framework.
“The draft regulation on organic food is aimed at overcoming this problem and ensuring that what is sold as organic food is really organic,” FSSAI said.
The draft regulation mandates that labelling of organic foods should convey full and accurate information on the organic status of the product.
Organic food products should also carry a certification mark or a quality assurance mark given by any of the notified certification bodies.
The FSSAI’s draft has exempted organic food marketed through direct sale by the original producer or producer organisation to the end consumer from verification compliance.
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Organic foods will have to comply with the provisions under the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) administered by the government or the Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India) run by the Agriculture Ministry or any other standards notified by the food authority.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has sought public comments of the draft regulations, which has been prepared in view of rising demand for organic food products, being considered as healthy, in the country.
“Organic food products are either those grown under a system of agriculture without the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides or made from organically produced raw materials ... Currently, a number of food products are being marketed as organic,” the FSSAI said.
However, the regulator said that consumers do not have any way to check the authenticity of organic food products due to lack of a regulatory framework.
“The draft regulation on organic food is aimed at overcoming this problem and ensuring that what is sold as organic food is really organic,” FSSAI said.
The draft regulation mandates that labelling of organic foods should convey full and accurate information on the organic status of the product.
Organic food products should also carry a certification mark or a quality assurance mark given by any of the notified certification bodies.
The FSSAI’s draft has exempted organic food marketed through direct sale by the original producer or producer organisation to the end consumer from verification compliance.
What are your inputs/comments on this issue ? more
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Oct 31
It is very nice to bring in new regulations. But have they decided, how will it be implemented and who will be responsible for implementing the rule? more
Jun 28
Since the organic food items cost at least 50% more than the non-organic items, utmost care needs to be taken while framing the rules making provisions for stringent action against those who are engaged in profiteering by misleading and misguiding our consumers. Complaints of cheating by marketing non-organic items as organic are already piling up and the FSSAI should finalise the regulation and implement it to arrest the trend of cheating at the earliest to protect the consumers' interests. more
Jun 27
A nice idea, certainly it will benefit the consumers as a whole. It is important to display the certified agency/ Accreditation institute on the product along with relevant inputs. As on today consumers are cheated in the name of organic. So it will be pertinent to stop the practice by adopting an appropriate mechanism. more
Jun 27
FSSAI has taken a good initiative in regulating Organic food. However, a number of points need deliberations with scientific inputs as part of regulatory mechanism to ensure the quality and labeling. US department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken a lead which can be helpful in framing rules here after taking into account the prevailing conditions in our country where a lot of misleading things can happen. more
Jun 27
