According to the information on the food navigation website, the Indian government issued the administrative provisions for the fortified food recently to improve the national nutritional level and strengthen the supervision on the fortified food.

According to the latest requirements, the government approval is needed if the manufacturing enterprises of the fortified flour, edible oil, milk and salt product want to publish the nutrition claims.

The Indian government expressed that the government supervision is needed for the future production of the fortified food, such as the campus lunch, public distribution system.

The manufacturing enterprise needs to provide the quality guarantee certificate and food safety measures adopted. The product test needs to be conducted in the laboratory approved by the government.

According to the information, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued the guide with regard to the minimum or maximum content of the vitamin, iodine, folic acid and other nutritional ingredients involved in the fortified food.

Administrative Provisions on the Labeling of Fortified Food published this time will replace the current administrative provisions related to the fortified food. However, the infant milk formula and other infant food are exempted from the requirements of the Administrative Provisions.

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