Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations amended; paper and board materials /glass containers / metal and metal alloys allowed for packaging of mineral water and drinking water
Further to Update reported earlier in the e-mail in trail, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (“FSSAI”) has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) First Amendment Regulations, 2022 (described in the trail) to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 (“Principal Regulation”).
The change is tabulated below for ease of reference:
| Principal Regulation | Amendment Regulation | Implication |
| 4. Specific Requirements for Primary food packaging
…….. (4) Plastic materials intended to come in contact with food product (a) Plastic materials used for the manufacturing of containers for packing or storing the food products shall conform to either of the Indian Standards specifications as provided in Schedule – III Provided that Drinking Water (both Packaged and Mineral Water) shall be packed in colourless, transparent and tamper-proof bottles or containers made of polyethylene (PE) conforming to IS: 10146 or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) conforming to IS: 10151 or polyalkylene terephthalate (PET and PBT) conforming to IS: 12252 or polypropylene (PP) conforming to IS: 10910 or food grade polycarbonate conforming to IS: 14971 or polystyrene conforming to IS: 10142 or sterile glass bottles only. The transparency of a container shall not be less than 85 percent in light transmittance: Provided also that all pigments or colorants as specified in Indian Standard IS: 9833 may be allowed in plastic containers of five litre and above made of Polycarbonate and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) used for packaging of mineral water and packaged drinking water. The transparency of such containers shall not be less than 85 percent in light transmittance. |
4. Specific Requirements for Primary food packaging
..….. (4) Plastic materials intended to come in contact with food product (a) Plastic materials used for the manufacturing of containers for packing or storing the food products shall conform to either of the Indian Standards specifications as provided in Schedule – III Provided that Drinking Water (both Packaged and Mineral Water) shall be packed in colourless, transparent and tamper-proof bottles or containers made of polyethylene (PE) conforming to IS: 10146 or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) conforming to IS: 10151 or polyalkylene terephthalate (PET and PBT) conforming to IS: 12252 or polypropylene (PP) conforming to IS: 10910 or food grade polycarbonate conforming to IS: 14971 or polystyrene conforming to IS: 10142 or sterile glass bottles only. The transparency of a container shall not be less than 85 percent in light transmittance: Provided also that all pigments or colorants as specified in Indian Standard IS: 9833 may be allowed in plastic containers of five litre and above made of Polycarbonate and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) used for packaging of mineral water and packaged drinking water. The transparency of such containers shall not be less than 85 percent in light transmittance. Provided further that food grade packaging materials as specified in regulation 4(1) to (3), which may or may not contain plastic as component compatible with the water to be packaged may also be used. In such cases requirements of transparency would not apply. |
Food grade packaging materials such as paper and board materials / glass containers / metal and metal alloys which may or may not contain plastic as component compatible with the water may be used in the packaging of mineral water and packaged drinking water. In this case, requisites of transparent bottle will not apply.
Earlier, for packaging of mineral water and packaged drinking water, only plastic containers made of Polycarbonate and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) were used. With this amendment, FSSAI has allowed the usage of paper and board materials / glass containers / metal and metal alloys for packaging drinking water and mineral water.
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