India Proposes Changes to Regulations for Certain Specialty Food Products

India recently proposed an amendment to its standards and requirements for regulations covering “specialty products” covered under its Food Safety and Standards Regulations of 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said Nov. 23. The changes, proposed Nov. 6, would affect regulations concerning health supplements, nutraceuticals, foods for special dietary use or special medical purposes, functional foods and novel foods, the USDA said. World Trade Organization members have 60 days from the notification date to comment on the proposal.