FSSAI has finalized 12,000 standards for food additives and ingredients in line with global Codex standards to streamline the product approval process for food companies. The new standards are expected to promote food companies by not requiring approval from FSSAI if they comply with the standards, addressing that there were previously no standards for additives and ingredients despite 375 existing FSSAI food standards. The Law Ministry is reviewing the new FSSAI standards which align with global Codex standards set by UN organizations.

1. Food safety regulator FSSAI has finalised 12,000 standards for food
additives and ingredients in line with global safety standards Codex, in order
to do away with lengthy process of product approval.
The move is expected to promote food companies as they would not need
to look for product approval from the Food Safety and Standards Authority
of India (FSSAI) if they comply with these standards.
There are 375 FSSAI safety standards for food items, at present, but none
for food additives and ingredients.
"FSSAI has approved 12,000 standards for food additives and ingredients.
The Law Ministry is vetting the standards and a notification will be issued
soon," a senior health ministry official said.
The new FSSAI standards are in concord with the global food standards of
Codex Alimentarius Commission, established by the United Nations' Food
and Agriculture Organisation and World Health Organisation.
FSSAI sets 12,000 standards for food additives &
ingredients