FSSAI has published a letter on 12th April 2021, according to which there is no separate validity for +F endorsement certificate. The +F endorsement certificate for fortified food products will be valid until the validity of the license or registration of FBOs.
The order states that to provide ease of doing business, FSSAI has discontinued the renewal process of +F endorsement certificate.
FSSAI has also published SOP for applying for the +F endorsement certificate in the new licensing system of FoSCoS. The FBOs need to upload a test report showing levels of fortification in the fortified food products from a FSSAI notified or NABL accredited lab against each product for +F endorsement to substantiate the claim made for fortification.
The regulator has also notified that FSS (Fortification of Foods) First Amendment Regulations 2020, which will be implemented w.e.f. 1st July 2021. It will contain standards for fortified products in addition to the earlier notified products like Milk, Edible Oil, Rice, Wheat Flour and Salt.
Read the complete letter here.
