New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Regulations, 2020, proposing a ban on adding sucrose and fructose to food products meant for infants aged up to six months.

Published on Friday, the draft Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Amendment Regulations, 2026, aim to further strengthen nutritional requirements for infant food products by restricting the addition of sugars during the initial months of a child's life, according to ANI.

Currently, lactose and glucose polymers are recommended as the primary carbohydrate sources in infant nutrition products. The existing rules, however, allow m...