On 7th March 2022, FSSAI issued clarification regarding the decision of the 33rd Central Advisory Committee in respect of the procedure for issuance of Notices under Section-32 of the FSS Act, 2006. It was clarified that for issuance of notices, the lifting, and analysis of food samples are not mandatory on grounds of non-compliant product label/ advertisement when the composition of said product is not under challenge and FBOs may take a reasonable time to modify their product labels/ advertisements to adhere to relevant regulatory provisions.
Read the clarification here.