date:Jul 10, 2019
FSSAI has gazette notified a ban on the use of diacetyl, a chemical which is used as a flavouring agent in the edible oil industry. The ban has been notified under the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales- Second Amendment) Regulations, 2019.
The notification stated that in the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011, in Regulation 2.3, in Sub-regulation 2.3.15, after Clause 6, the following clause shall be inserted, namely (