New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed prohibiting the addition of sucrose and fructose to food products intended for infants up to six months of age, tightening the existing regulatory provisions governing carbohydrates in infant nutrition products.
The proposed amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Regulations, 2020, was notified on October 15 and published in the Gazette of India on October 16.
The draft seeks to insert a proviso under Regulation 3(6), stating that "Provided that sucrose and fructose shall not be added in the products intended for infants up to the age of 6 months."Under the existing regulatory framework, lactose and glucose polymers...