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New Food Safety Rules 2026

October 20 , 2026 15 hrs 0 min 7 0

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposed changes to food safety rules.
The proposal seeks to ban the addition of sucrose and fructose in food products for babies up to six months old.
Currently, these sugars can be added in infant foods, with their combined amount limited to 20% of total carbohydrates.
FSSAI proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides in tea: 20 parts per million (ppm) for acetamiprid and 50 ppm for imidacloprid.
MRLs specify the highest legally permitted concentration of pesticide residues in food.