Several FBOs and Industry associations have notified FSSAI the difficulties they are facing to comply with the provisions relating to six monthly testing of food products stipulated under clause 12 of conditions of License in Annexure 3, Schedule 2 of Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011 due to current nationwide lockdown on account of COVID-19 pandemic.
It is currently a challenging situation for companies to test and maintain records for six monthly testing of food products. Taking this into consideration, FSSAI on 18-06-2020 decided to not penalize FBOs for not maintaining records during the lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic. However, all FBOs must be in compliance within two months after the lockdown ends.
