The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on June 23, 2026, issued the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Second Amendment Regulations, 2026, to further amend the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011.
The following has been stated:
(a) In Schedule 2, in Annexure 3 under the heading of Conditions of License, for serial number 8 and entries relating thereto, the following has been substituted, namely: - “8. Maintain daily records of production, raw materials utilization separately: Provided that this condition shall not be applicable to non-manufacturing food businesses.”;
(b) In Schedule 4, in Part-II, in heading of General Requirements on Hygienic and Sanitary Practices to be followed by all Food Business Operators applying for License, under sub-heading FOOD OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS, for paragraph 5.2.5, the following requirement has been substituted, namely:- “5.2.5 The storage of raw materials, ingredients, work-in-progress and processed or cooked or packaged food products shall be subjected to First in First out, First Expire First Out, which shall not be applicable to retailers.”
It shall come into force on June 24, 2026.
[F. No. REG-11013/1/2026-Regulation-FSSAI.]
