Food Safety and Standards (Safe food and balanced diets for children in school) Regulations, 2020

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vkSj mDr jkti= dh izfr;k¡ turk dks 04 uoacj] 2019 dks miyC/k djk nh xbZa Fkha( vkSj mDr fofu;eksa ds izk:i ij turk ls izkIr vkifÙk;ksa vkSj lq>koksa ij Hkkjrh; [kk| lqj{kk vkSj ekud izkf/kdj.k }kjk fopkj dj fy;k x;k gS( vr% vc mDr vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 92 dh mi&/kkjk ¼2½ ds [kaM ¼v½ }kjk iznÙk “kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx djrs gq, Hkkjrh; [kk| lqj{kk vkSj ekud izkf/kdj.k ,rn~}kjk fuEufyf[kr fofu;e cukrh gS] vFkkZr~]& fofu;e 1- laf{kIr uke vkSj izkjaHk & ¼1½ bu fofu;ekssa dk laf{kIr uke [kk| lqj{kk vkSj ekud ¼Ldwyh cPpksa ds fy, lqjf{kr [kk| vkSj larqfyr vkgkj½ fofu;e] 2020 gSA संससंंसं. . . . 355] नईनईनईनई द�ली द�ली द�ली द�ली, , , , शु�शु�शु�शु�वारवारवारवार, , , , िसत� बिसत� बिसत� बिसत� बर र र र 4444, 2020////भा�भा�भा�भा� 13, 1942 No. 355] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020/BHADRA 13, 1942 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-04092020-221559 CG-DL-E-04092020-221559 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] ¼2½ ;s jkti= esa izdk”ku dh frfFk ls izo`Ùk gksaxs vkSj [kk| dkjksckjh çpkyd fofu;e 5 ds mi fofu;e ¼1½ vkSj fofu;e 3 ds mifofu;e ¼3½ ds flok;] ftls jkti= esa vf/klwpuk }kjk [kk| çkf/kdj.k ds :i esa ml rkjh[k ls ço`r gksxk] fu;qä fd;k tk,, bu fofu;eksa ds lHkh mica/kksa dk vuqikyu 01 tqykbZ] 2021 ls djsaxsA 2- ifjHkk"kk,¡]& ¼1½ tc rd lanHkZ ls vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks] bu fofu;eksa esa]& ¼d½ ^^vf/kfu;e^^ ls [kk| lqj{kk vkSj ekud vf/kfu;e] 2006 vfHkizsr gS( ¼[k½ ^^Ldwyh f'k{kk foHkkx^^ ls dsanzh; vFkok jkT; vFkok la?kjkT; {ks= ç'kklu dk og lacaf/kr uksMy foHkkx vfHkizsr gS tks vius uke dk fopkj fd, fcuk Ldwyh f”k{kk dk dk;Z ns[krk gks( ¼x½ ^^[kk|dehZ^^ ls og O;fDr vfHkizsr gS tks iSdstcan vFkok fcuk iSd fd, gq, [kk|] [kk| rS;kjh ds miLdjksa vkSj crZuksa vFkok [kk| laidZ lrgksa dks lh/ks gSaMy djrk gks( ¼?k½ ^^[kk| lqj{kk^^ ls ;g vk”oklu vfHkizsr gS fd [kk| mlds vk”kf;r mi;ksx ds vuqlkj ekuo miHkksx ds fy, Lohdj.kh; gS( ¼³½ ^^[kk| lqj{kk fMLIys cksMZ^^ ls og lwpukRed cksMZ vfHkizsr gS ftlesa [kk| dkjksckjh çpkyd ds [kk| çkf/kdj.k jftLVªhdj.k ;k vuqKfIr la[;k] ml }kjk viukbZ tkus okyh vk/kkjHkwr LoPNrk vkSj lqj{kk dh ckrksa vkSj ml }kjk is”k fd, x, [kk| dh xq.krk vkSj lqj{kk ds ckjs esa miHkksDrk dh fVIif.k;k¡ izkIr djus dh iz.kkyh dk mYys[k gks( ¼p½ ^^[kk| lqj{kk i;Zos{kd^^ ls [kk| dkjksckjh çpkyd }kjk fu;qDr og O;fDr vfHkizsr gS ftlds ikl [kk| izkf/kdj.k }kjk vuqeksfnr oS/k [kk| lqj{kk izek.k&i= gks( ¼N½ ^^larqfyr vkgkj^^ ls og vkgkj vfHkizsr gS ftlls vfuok;Z iks’kd rRoksa lfgr lHkh iks’kd rRo visf{kr ek=k vkSj mfpr vuqikr esa feysa( ¼t½ ^^Ldwy^^ ls izkbosV ,aVhVh] LFkkuh; fudk;ksa] ljdkj vFkok ljdkjh lgk;rk&izkIr laLFkkvksa }kjk lapkfyr lHkh izdkj ds Ldwy vfHkizsr gSa] pkgs os iwoZ&izkFkfed] izkFkfed] izkjafHkd] ek/;fed] Ms ds;j@ØS”k ¼f”k”kqvksa@24 ekg rd ds cPpksa ds fy, ØS”k@Ms ds;j dks NksM+dj½ gksa vFkok cksfMZax Ldwy gksa( ¼>½ ^^Ldwy izkf/kdj.k^^ ls laLFkk dk izeq[k] tSls iz/kkukpk;Z] eq[;k/;kid bR;kfn] “kklh ifj’kn~] U;kl vFkok Ldwy ds “kklu vkSj izca/ku ds fy, LFkkfir vU; dksbZ ,afVVh vfHkizsr gS( ¼¥½ ^^Ldwy vgkrk^^ ls bu fofu;eksa ds iz;kstu ds fy, Ldwy ds {ks=kf/kdkj esa lfEefyr lEifÙk ds os lHkh {ks= vfHkizsr gSa] ftuesa fo|kFkhZ Ldwy ds le; esa vkSj cksfMZax Ldwyksa@Nk=koklksa ds fuoklh tk ldsa( ¼V½ ^^Ldwy vkgkj^^ ls dSaVhuksa@Ldwy ds Hkkstuky;@Nk=kokl ds fdpuksa@osafMax e”khuksa }kjk vFkok vU; fdlh i)fr ls Ldwy vgkrk esa csps x, vFkok vkiwfrZr lHkh [kk| vkSj chojst vfHkizsr gSa vkSj buesa e/;kà Hkkstu ds fdpuksa vkSj Ldwy }kjk fo|kfFkZ;ksa ds fy, vkiwfrZr lHkh Hkkstu “kkfey gSa( ¼2½ lHkh vU; 'kCnksa vkSj inksa ds] tks blesa ç;qä gSa vkSj ifjHkkf"kr ugha gSa fdUrq vf/kfu;e vkSj mlds v/khu cuk, x, fu;eksa vkSj fofu;eksa esa ifjHkkf’kr gSa] ogh vFkZ gksaxs tks Øe”k% vf/kfu;e] fu;eksa vkSj fofu;eksa esa vfHkizsr gSA 3- Ldwy ifjlj esa lqjf{kr [kk| vkSj larqfyr vkgkj lqfuf’pr djkus ds fy, Ldwy izkf/kdj.k ds mÙkjnkf;Ro]& Ldwy vgkrk esa Ldwy vkgkj Lo;a cspus vFkok mldh vkiwfrZ djus okyh Ldwy izkf/kdj.k vf/kfu;e vkSj mlds v/khu cuk, x, fu;eksa vkSj fofu;eksa ds mica/kksa ds v/khu [kk| dkjksckjh ds :i esa viuk jftLVªs'ku djk,xh vkSj lqfuf”pr djsxh fd [kk| lqjf{kr vkSj larqfyr gSA 1) Ldwy vgkrk esa Ldwyh vkgkj cspus vFkok mldh vkiwfrZ djus okys fdlh [kk| dkjksckjh çpkyd ls dksbZ vuqca/k vFkok ysu&nsu djus okyh Ldwy izkf/kdj.k ;g lqfuf”pr djsxh fd ,sls [kk| dkjksckjh çpkyd vf/kfu;e vkSj mlds v/khu cuk, x, fu;eksa vkSj fofu;eksa ds mica/kksa ds varxZr fof/kor~ :i ls jftLVªhd̀r gS vFkok vuqKfIr çkIr gS vkSj og lqfuf”pr djsxh fd [kk| lqjf{kr vkSj larqfyr gSA 2) Ldwyh f”k{kk foHkkx ;g lqfuf”pr djsxk fd e/;kà Hkkstu ;kstuk ds çpkyu ds fy, ml çpkyd }kjk vuqcaf/kr lHkh [kk| dkjksckjh vf/kfu;e vkSj mlds v/khu cuk, x, fu;eksa vkSj fofu;eksa ds mica/kksa ds varxZr fof/kor~ :i ls jftLVªhd`r gS vFkok vuqKfIr çkIr gS vkSj og lqfuf”pr djsxh fd [kk| lqjf{kr vkSj larqfyr gSA 3) Ldwy vgkrk esa [kk| cspus vFkok mldh vkiwfrZ djus okys [kk| dkjksckjh [kk| lqj{kk vkSj ekud ¼[kk| dkjksckj dk vuqKkiu vkSj jftLVªhdj.k½ fofu;e] 2011 ds v/khu ;Fkk fofufnZ"V vuqlwph 4 ds vuqlkj [भाग III—ख� ड 4] भारत का राजप� : असाधारण 3 lkQ&lQkbZ vkSj LoPNrk jhfr;ksa] [kk| lqj{kk fMLIys cksMZ vkSj [kk| lqj{kk i;Zos{kd¼dksa½ laca/kh vis{kkvksa dk vuqikyu lqfuf”pr djk,¡xsA 4) Ldwy izkf/kdj.k ;g lqfuf”pr djsxh fd Ldwy ifjlj vFkok vgkrk esa dksbZ O;fDr mPp lSP;qjsfVM QSV vFkok Vªkal QSV vFkok ;ksftr “kdZjk vFkok lksfM;e okys [kk| mRikn ugha cspsxk vFkok fcØh ds fy, is”k ugha djsxk] ftlesa eq¶r fcØh lfEefyr gS] vFkok mudh fcØh dh vuqefr ugha nsxkA 5) Ldwy izkf/kdj.k ;g lqfuf”pr djsxh fd Ldwy ds izos”k }kj ij ^^Ldwy ifjlj vFkok dSail esa mPp lSP;qjsfVM QSV vFkok Vªkal&QSV vFkok ;ksftr “kdZjk vFkok lksfM;e okys [kk| mRikn u cspsa] ftlesa eq¶r fcØh lfEefyr gS] vFkok mudk foi.ku vFkok foKkiu u djsâ ^ lkexzh okyk vaxzsth ;k Hkkjrh; Hkk’kk okyk cksMZ] tks Hkh ykxw gks] n`”;eku LFkku ij yxk gksA 6) Ldwy izkf/kdj.k ;g lqfuf”pr djsxh fd Ldwy ds daI;wVjksa ij mPp lSP;qjsfVM QSV vFkok Vªkal&QSV vFkok ;ksftr “kdZjk vFkok lksfM;e okys [kk| dk dksbZ foKkiu cSuj vFkok oky isij u gkssA 4- Ldwy ifjlj esa vkSj mlds vkl&ikl lqjf{kr [kk| vkSj larqfyr vkgkj dks c<+kok 1) [kk| izkf/kdj.k vFkok jkT; [kk| izkf/kdkjh Ldwyksa dks Ldwy ds cPpksa esa lqjf{kr [kk| vkSj larqfyr vkgkj dks c<+kok nsus dk ,d O;kid dk;ZØe viukus rFkk Ldwy ifjlj dks ^bZV jkbV dSail^ esa cnyus ds fy, fofgr csapekdZ izkIr djus ds fy, izksRlkfgr djsaxs] ftuesa lqjf{kr vkSj larqfyr vkgkj] LFkkuh; vkSj ekSleh [kk| ijkslus vkSj [kk| dks cjckn u gksus nsus ij /;ku dsafnzr gksA 2) Ldwy izkf/kdj.k jk’Vªh; iks’k.k laLFkku vkSj vU; fo”ks’kK laLFkkvksa vFkok izkf/kdj.kksa }kjk tkjh fd, x, ^^Hkkjrh;ksa ds fy, vkgkj laca/kh fn”kk&funsZ”k & eSuqvy^^ ij vk/kkfjr Ldwy dSaVhu@ Hkkstuky;@jlksbZ esa lqjf{kr vkSj larqfyr vkgkj dks izksRlkfgr djsxh vkSj c<+kok nsxhA 3) Ldwyh izkf/kdj.k ;g lqfuf”pr djsxh fd Ldwy ifjlj esa rS;kj Ldwy vkgkj dh vkiwfrZ djus okys [kk| dkjksckjh ijksls@csps tkus okys [kk| dh igpku vkSj mudk p;u vuqlwph esa fn, x, O;kid fn”kk&funsZ”kksa vkSj [kk| izkf/kdj.k vFkok jkT; ds [kk| lqj{kk vk;qDr }kjk tkjh fd, x, funsZ”kksa ds vuqlkj gksA 4) Ldwy izkf/kdj.k vkof/kd :i ls iks’k.k foKkfu;ksa] vkgkj foKkfu;ksa] iks’k.k la?kksa dh lsok,¡ ys ldrh gS vFkok cPpksa ds fy, esuq cukus esa muds ekrk&firk dh lgk;rk ys ldrh gSA 5) 24 ekg dh vk;q rd ds cPpksa ;k f'k'kqvksa ds fy, f'k'kq'kkyk ;k fnu ifjp;kZ esa Hkh muds }kjk lqjf{kr vkSj larqfyr vkgkj nsuh dh vis{kk dh tkrh gSA 5- Ldwyh cPpksa esa [kk| dk foi.ku vkSj foKkiu rFkk fcØh 1) Ldwy ifjlj vFkok vgkrk esa dksbZ O;fDr mPp lSP;qjsfVM QSV vFkok Vªkal QSV vFkok ;ksftr “kdZjk vFkok lksfM;e okys [kk| mRikn ugha cspsxk vFkok fcØh ds fy, is”k ugha djsxk] ftlesa eq¶r fcØh lfEefyr gS] vFkok mudh fcØh dh vuqefr ugha nsxkA 2) Ldwy ifjlj vFkok vgkrk esa Ldwyh cPpksa esa [kk| foi.ku ds le; [kk| dkjksckjh çpkyd d½ dsoy mu [kk|ksa] vkgkjksa ds lkFk izhfe;e vFkok izksRlkguksa] tSls f[kykSus] VªsfMax dkMZ] ifj/kku] Dyc lnL;rk] izfr;ksfxrk,¡] U;wu&ewfY;r [kk|] vFkok dwiuksa dh is”kd”k djsxk ftuesa lSP;qjsfVM QSV vFkok Vªkal&QSV vFkok ;ksftr “kdZjk vFkok lksfM;e vf/kd ek=k esa u gks( [k½ dsoy ml [kk| ds fy, cPpksa ds [ksyksa] Ldwyh o vU; lekjksgksa esa izk;kstu dk mi;ksx djsxk ftuesa lSP;qjsfVM QSV vFkok Vªkal&QSV vFkok ;ksftr “kdZjk vFkok lksfM;e vf/kd ek=k esa u gks( 3) [kk| dkjksckjh çpkyd Ldwyksa esa larqfyr vkgkj dks c<+kok nsaxs vkSj Ldwy vgkrk esa dgha Hkh ,sls [kk| dk foi.ku] fcØh ugha djsaxs vFkok mldk forj.k ugha djsaxs ftlesa lSP;qjsfVM QSV vFkok Vªkal&QSV vFkok ;ksftr “kdZjk vFkok lksfM;e mPp ek=k esa gks] ftlesa fuEufyf[kr ek/;e lfEefyr gSa % ¼d½ fcØh e”khuksa ij@esa yksxks] czkaM uke] Liksd&djSDVj] mRikn uke] vFkok mRikn foi.ku( iqLrdsa] ikB~;Øe vFkok vU; “kS{kf.kd lkefxz;k¡( Ldwy dks vkiwfrZr lkefxz;k¡( iksLVj( ikB~; iqLrdksa ds doj( vkSj Ldwy lEink tSls LdksjcksMZ] lkbu] [ksy ds eSnku] clsa vkSj bekjrsaA ¼[k½ [kk| lkexzh ds iqjLdkj okys “kS{kf.kd izksRlkgu dk;ZØeA ¼x½ mPp lSP;qjsfVM QSV vFkok Vªkal&QSV vFkok ;ksftr “kdZjk vFkok lksfM;e okys [kk| dh lh/kh fcØhA ¼?k½ eq¶r uewus vFkok dwiuA ¼³½ Ldwy ds fy, foÙk tqVkus dh xfrfof/k;k¡A 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] 6- ekWfuVfjax vkSj fuxjkuh 1) Ldwy izkf/kdkjh fo|kfFkZ;ksa ds fy, lqjf{kr] larqfyr vkSj LoPN [kk| lqfuf”pr djkus ds fy, ifjlj dk fu;fer fujh{k.k djus dh ;kstuk cuk,A Ldwy izkf/kdj.k dksbZ LokLF; vkSj ran#Lrh ,EcslMj vFok LokLF; vkSj ran#Lrh Vhe fu;qDr dj ldrh gS tks lqjf{kr] larqfyr vkSj LoPN [kk| dh miyC/krk dks ekWfuVj djus ds fy, uksMy O;fDr dk dke djsxk¼xh½A 2) jkT; [kk| izkf/kdkjh vf/kfu;e vkSj mlds v/khu cuk, x, fofu;eksa dk vuqikyu lqfuf”pr djkus ds fy, bu fofu;eksa esa doMZ [kk| dkjksckfj;ksa ij fuxjkuh j[ksxh vkSj mudk lkof/kd fujh{k.k djsxhA 3) jkT; [kk| izkf/kdj.k ds vykok vf/klwfpr vU; dksbZ lkoZtfud izkf/kdj.k] tSls fdlh {ks= ds uxj fuxe vFkok vU; dksbZ LFkkuh; laLFkk vFkok iapk;r] bu fofu;eksa ds mi&fofu;e 5 ¼1½ dk vuqikyu lqfuf”pr djk,xhA 4) Ldwy izkf/kdj.k }kjk bu fofu;eksa ds mica/kksa dk fcuk fdlh rdZlaxr vk/kkj ds vuqikyu u fd, tkus ij dsanzh; vFkok jkT; [kk| izkf/kdj.k ml laca/k esa vko”;d dkjZokbZ djus gsrq ekeys dks lacaf/kr f”k{kk foHkkx vkSj@vFkok izR;k;u laLFkk dks HkstsxhA 5) [kk| lqj{kk vkSj ekud ¼[kk| dkjckj dk vuqKkiu vkSj jftLVªhdj.k½ fofu;e] 2011 ds mi&fofu;e 2-1-15 ds v/khu xfBr jkT; Lrjh; lykgdkj lfefr ¼,l-,y-,-lh½ bl fofu;e ds fØ;kUo;u dks ekWfuVj djus vkSj Ldwyh cPpksa ds fy, lqjf{kr vkSj LokLF;dj [kk| dh miyC/krk lqfuf”pr djkus ds fy, ,d mi&lfefr cuk,xhA 6) mi&lfefr esa Ldwyh f”k{kk foHkkx rFkk [kk| vkSj iks’k.k ds {ks= ds tu LokLF; is”ksoj ds izfrfuf/k gksaxsA mi&lfefr dh o’kZ esa de ls de nks cSBdsa gksaxhA 7) mi&lfefr ml {ks= ds yksxksa ds vkgkjksa esa LFkkuh; varjksa ij vk/kkfjr rFkk bu fofu;eksa dh vuqlwph esa fofgr O;kid fn”kk&funsZ”kksa ds vuqlkj jkT; dh Ldwy dSaVhuksa@Hkkstuky;ksa@jlksb;ksa esa ijksls@csps tkus okys [kk| lewgksa vkSj fufeZfr;ksa dh ladsrkRed lwph dh vuq”kalk djsxhA vuqlwph [fofu;e 4¼3½ vkSj 6¼7½ ns[ksa] cPpksa dks lqjf{kr [kk| vkSj larqfyr vkgkj miyC/k djkus ds lkekU; fn’kk&funsZ’k • cPpksa esa [kku&iku dh LokLF;dj vknrsa Mkyus ds fy, Ldwyksa esa Hkkstukodk”k vfuok;Z :i ls gksA • lHkh fo|kfFkZ;ksa dks lqjf{kr is; ty fu”kqYd miyC/k djk;k tk,A • fl)kar :i esa lIrkg esa [kk| vny&cny dj fn;k tk,A Ldwy ds esuq esa cPpksa ds fy, /kkU; vkSj izksVhu nksuksa gksa rFkk mudk vkgkj lw{e iks’kd rRoksa ls Hkjiwj gksA • lkcqr vuktksa] nkyksa] feysVksa] i”kq&ewy ds [kk|ksa] tSls nw/k] vaMk bR;kfn lHkh dk mi;skx fd;k tk,A Hkkstu ds fy, rktk] ekSleh vkSj LFkkuh; [kk| inkFkksZa dk iz;ksx fd;k tk,A • [kkuk idkus ds rsy ;k ?kh dk iz;ksx fu;af=r :i esa fd;k tk,A iqu% xeZ dh xbZ olkvksa vkSj rsyksa dk iz;ksx u fd;k tk,A • vkgkjksa dks vf/kd iks’kd cukus ds fy, [kk| lqj{kk vkSj ekud ¼[kk| lqn`<+hdj.k½ fofu;e] 2018 ds vuqlkj ikSf’Vdhd`r xsgw¡ ds vkVs] pkoy] nw/k] [kk| rsy vkSj nqgjs ikSf’Vdhd̀r ued dk iz;ksx fd;k tk ldrk gSA [kk| inkFkksZa ds p;u laca/kh lkekU; ekxZn’kZu Øe la- esuq esa lEefyr djus gsrq [kk| inkFkksZa vkSj chojst dh lwph* 1. esuq esa lnk jgs & 75-80% rd [kk| bl Js.kh ls gks 1. /kkU;] feysV vkSj nkysa & ;Fkk pksdj okyk xsgw¡ dk vkVk] pkoy] feysV ¼jkxh] cktjk bR;kfn½] Qfy;k¡ ¼lHkh nkysa vkSj chUt½ 2. nw/k] nqX/k mRikn] vaMk] ekal vkSj eNyh & nw/k] ngh] ;ksxVZ] yLlh] NkN] iuhj] vFkok nqX/k mRikn] fcuk pchZ dk ekal] fpdu] eNyh] vaMk 3. Qy vkSj lfCt;k¡ & lfCt;k¡ ¼gjh iÙksnkj lfCt;k¡] vU; lfCt;k¡ vkSj dan&ewy½] rktk Qy ¼LFkkuh; vkSj ekSleh½ [भाग III—ख� ड 4] भारत का राजप� : असाधारण 5 4. rsy] olk,¡] fxfj;k¡ vkSj frygu & v[kjksV] cknke] fi”rk] ued ;k “kdZjkjfgr Hkquh fxfj;k¡] ew¡xQyh] fry 5. izlaLd`r@ids gq, [kk| & fcuk ;ksftr “kdZjk ds rktk lwi] nfy;k] chojst] fgykdj ryh gqbZ lfCt;k¡] LuSDl & mcys] csd fd, gq, vFkok Hkki ls idk, gq,] /kkU; vFkok nky&vk/kkfjr phtsa] tSls bMyh] miek] iksgk] [kaMoh] <ksdyk] phyk] uedhu nfy;k bR;kfnA 2. dHkh&dHkh [kkus ds fy, & FkksM+h ek=k esa vkSj dnkpfud ¼mnkgj.kkFkZ lIrkg esa ,d ckj½ 1. MstVZ&vkbl&Øhe] nw/k&vk/kkfjr vkSj Ms;jh& vk/kkfjr feBkb;k¡@MstVZ 2. iSDM [kk| & iuhj] fMCckcan vkSj ifjjf{kr lCth] iSdstcan ekal vFkok eNyh mRikn] Qy@lfCt;k¡@/kkU;@ nky&vk/kkfjr LuSDl] fxfj;k¡ vkSj cht 3. csdjh mRikn & lQsn czsM] fcLdqV 4. chojst & iSdstcan lwi vkSj twl] /kkU; vFkok ekYV&vk/kkfjr chojst] lqokflr lks;k nw/k bR;kfnA 3. Ldwy] Nk=kokl esa miyC/k u djk, tk,¡ mPp lSP;qjsfVM QSV vFkok Vªkal&QSV vFkok ;ksftr “kdZjk vFkok lksfM;e okys [kk| mRikn *mRiknksa dh ;g lwph dsoy n`’Vkar ds :i esa gS A v#.k fla?ky, eq[; dk;Zdkjh vf/kdkjh [foKkiu& III@4@vlk-@211@2020&21] MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 4th September, 2020 F. No. 15(1)2016/School Children Regulation/Enf/FSSAI.—Whereas the Food Safety and Standards (Safe food and healthy diets for School Children) Regulations, 2019 were published as required under sub-section (1) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), vide notification No. 15(1)2016/School Children Regulation/Enf/FSSAI, dated the 30 th October, 2019, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, inviting objections and suggestions from the persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 4 th November, 2019; And whereas objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft regulations have been considered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (v) of sub- section (2) of section 92 of the said Act, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India with the previous approval of the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations, namely: REGULATIONS 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Safe food and balanced diets for children in school) Regulations, 2020. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette and food business operator shall comply with all the provisions of these regulations with effect from 1st July, 2021, except sub-regulation (5) of regulations 3 and sub-regulation (1) of regulations 5 6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] which shall come into force only from such date as the Food Authority may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. Definitions -(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) “Act” means the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006; (b) “Department of School Education” means the nodal department of concerned Central or State or Union Territory administration that looks after the school education irrespective of nomenclature; (c) “Food handler” means a person who directly handles packaged or unpackaged food, food preparation equipment and utensils or food contact surfaces; (d) “food safety” means assurance that food is acceptable for human consumption according to its intended use; (e) “Food Safety Display Board” means an informative board displaying the Food Authority registration or license number of the food business operator, basic food hygiene and safety tips to be complied by the said operator and mechanism for obtaining consumer feedback on the quality and safety of the food offered by it; (f) “Food Safety Supervisor” means a person appointed by the food business operator and holds a valid food safety certificate of training approved by the Food Authority; (g) balanced diet” is one which provides all the nutrients including the essential micro nutrients in required amounts and proper proportions; (h) “Schools” means all types of schools whether pre-primary, primary, elementary, secondary, day care or as the case may be, crèche (excluding crèches or day care for infants or children up to the age of twenty-two months), or boarding run by private entities, local bodies, government or aided by government; (i) “School Authority” means Head of the Institution such as Principal, Headmaster, etc., Governing Body, Trust or any other entity set up to govern and manage the school; (j) “School campus” means, for the purpose of these regulations, all areas of the property under the jurisdiction of the school that is accessible to students during the school hours and for residents of boarding schools or hostels; (k) “School meals” means all food and beverages sold or supplied in the school campus through canteens, school mess, hostel kitchens, vending machines or any other method and include all meals served through mid-day meal kitchens and catered for students by the school; (2) All other words and expression used herein and not defined, but defined in the Act, rules or regulations made thereunder, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Act, rules or regulations, respectively. 3. Responsibilities of School Authority to ensure safe food and balanced diets on school premises.- (1) School Authority selling or catering school meals by itself in the school campus shall get registered as a food business operator from the concerned authority under the provisions of the Act , rules or regulations made thereunder and ensure that the food is safe and balanced. (2) Any School Authority entering into a contract or transaction with a food business operators (FBOs) selling or catering school meal on school campus shall ensure that such FBOs are duly registered or licensed under the provisions of the Act, rules or regulations made thereunder and ensure that the food is safe and balanced. (3) The Department of School Education shall ensure that all FBOs contracted by it for operation of the mid-day meal scheme are registered or licensed under the provisions of the Act, rules or regulations made thereunder and ensure that the food is safe and balanced. (4) The FBOs selling or catering food on school campus shall ensure compliance to the requirements of sanitary and hygienic practices provided to the food manufacturers in Schedule 4, Food Safety Display Board and Food Safety Supervisor(s) as specified under the Food Safety Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011. [भाग III—ख� ड 4] भारत का राजप� : असाधारण 7 (5) School Authority shall ensure that no person shall sell or offer for sale including free sale, or permit sale, of food products high in saturated fat or trans-fat or added sugar or sodium in school premises or campus. (6) School Authority shall ensure that the board containing warning “Do not sell including free sale or market or advertise the food products high in saturated fat or trans-fat or added sugar or sodium within school premises or campus” in English or one Indian language as applicable, is displayed prominently at the entrance gate or gates of the school. (7) School Authority shall ensure that there shall not be any advertisement banner or wallpaper of food which is high in saturated fat or trans-fat or added sugar or sodium on school computers. 4. Promotion of safe food and balanced diet in and around school campus.- (1) The Food Authority or the State Food Authority shall encourage schools to adopt a comprehensive program for promoting safe food and balanced diets amongst school children and meet specified benchmarks to convert school campus into ‘Eat Right Campus’ that focus on serving of safe food and balanced diet, local and seasonal food and no food waste. (2) The School Authority shall encourage and promote consumption of a safe and balanced diet in the school canteen or mess or kitchen based on guidance from “Dietary guidelines for Indians – A Manual” issued by the National Institute of Nutrition and other expert institutions or authorities. (3) The School Authority shall ensure that the FBOs supplying prepared school meals in the school premises is are identified and selected foods which can be served or sold on the basis of the broad guidelines given in the Schedule to these regulations and as per the directions, issued by the Food Authority or the Commissioner of Food Safety of the state. (4) The School Authority may engage with nutritionists, dietitians, nutrition associations or seek parental support to assist in the drafting of the menu for the children, periodically. (5) The crèches or day cares for infants or children up to the age of twenty-four months old are also expected to serve safe and balanced diets to them. 5. Food marketing and advertisement and selling to children in school.- (1) No person shall advertise or market or sell or offer for sale including free sale, or permit sale of, food products high in saturated fat or trans-fat or added sugar or sodium in school campus or to school children in an area within fifty meters from the school gate in any direction. (2) When marketing foods to children in school premises or campus, the FBOs shall. (a) only offer premiums and incentives such as toys, trading cards, apparel, club memberships, contests, reduced-price specials, or coupons with foods, meals, which is not high in saturated fat or trans-fat or added sugar or sodium; (b) use sponsorship of sporting, school, and other events for children only with food which is not high in saturated fat or trans-fat or added sugar or sodium. (3) FBOs shall support balanced eating in schools and not market, sell, or give away food which is high in saturated fat or trans-fat or added sugar or sodium anywhere on school campuses, including through, (a) logos, brand names, spokes-characters, product names, or other product marketing on or in vending machines; books, curricula, and other educational materials; school supplies; posters; textbook covers; and school property such as scoreboards, signs, athletic fields, buses, and buildings; (b) educational incentive programs that provide food as a reward; (c) direct sale of food which is high in saturated fat or trans-fat or added sugar or sodium; (d) free samples or coupons; (e) school fundraising activities. 6. Monitoring and surveillance.- (1) The School Authority shall have a system of regular inspection of premises to ensure that safe, balanced and hygienic food is served to students. The School Authority may appoint a Health and Wellness Ambassadoror Health and Wellness team, who shall act as the nodal persons to monitor availability of safe, balanced and hygienic food. 8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] (2) The State Food Authority shall conduct surveillance and periodic inspection of food business operators covered under these regulations so as to ensure that compliance of the Act, rules or regulations made thereunder are met. (3) Any public authority like Municipal Corporation or any other local body or Panchayat in an area, as may be notified, in addition to State Food Authority shall ensure the compliance of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 5 of these regulations. (4) If the School Authority, without reasonable grounds, fails to comply with the provisions under these regulations, the Central or State Food Authority shall take up the matter with the concerned Department of School Education or Affiliation Body, if any, to take appropriate action. (5) The State Level Advisory committee (SLAC) constituted under sub-regulation 2.1.15 of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011 shall create a sub committee to monitor the implementation of these regulations and to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food to school children. (6) The sub-committee shall include representatives from the Department of School Education, and public health professionals in the field of foods and nutrition. The sub-committee shall meet at least twice in a year. (7) The sub-committee shall recommend indicative list of food groups and preparations which shall be served or sold in the school canteen or mess or kitchen within the State based on local variations in the diets of people of that area and as per the broad guidelines given in the Schedule to these regulations. SCHEDULE [see regulation 4 (3) and 6 (7)] General Guidance for Providing Safe food and balanced diet to Children • Meal-times in schools shall be mandatory to inculcate healthy eating habits in children. • Safe drinking water shall be provided to all students free of cost. • A variety of foods to be provided across the week, as a general principle. The school menu shall be cereal-protein combination and a micronutrient rich meal for students. • A combination of whole grains, pulses, millets, foods of animal origin like milk, eggs, etc., shall be used. Fresh, seasonal and local produce shall be utilised for the preparation of the meals. • Cooking oil or ghee shall be used in moderation. Use of re-heated fats and oils shall be avoided. • In order to prepare the meals more nutritious, fortified wheat flour, rice, milk, edible oil and double fortified salt may be used strictly adhering the standards specified in the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2018. General guidance for selection of Foods S.No. Inclusion in Menu List of Foods and Beverages* 1. Always a part of the menu – 75 80% of the foods should belong from this category 1. Cereals, Millets and Pulses – Such as whole wheat grain (atta), rice, Millets (ragi, bajra, etc.), Legumes (all dal and beans) 2. Milk, Milk products, egg, meat and fish –milk, curd, yoghurt, lassi, butter milk,paneer, or milk products, lean meat, chicken, fish, egg 3. Fruits and Vegetables –vegetables (including green leafy vegetables: other vegetables and roots and tubers) Fresh fruits (Local and seasonal produce) 4. Oils, fats, nuts and oilseeds – walnuts, almonds, pistachios, roasted nuts without salt or sugar, groundnuts, sesame seeds, etc. [भाग III—ख� ड 4] भारत का राजप� : असाधारण 9 5. Processed/cooked Foods–Freshly made soup, porridge, beverages with no added sugar, stir fried vegetables, snacks - boiled, baked or steamed, cereal or pulses based such as idli, upma, poha, khandvi, dhokla, cheela, namkin daliya, etc. 2. To be eaten occasionally – in small portion size and reduced frequency (e.g., once in a week) 1. Desserts - Ice-creams, milk-based and dairy based sweet/desserts 2. Packed foods- cheese, canned and preserved vegetable, packaged meat or fish products, fruits/vegetables/cereal/pulses based snacks, nuts and seeds. 3. Bakery Products - white breads, biscuits, 4. Beverages - Packaged soups and juices cereal or malt based beverages, flavoured soya milk, etc. 3. Not to be made available in the school, hostel, etc. Food products high in saturated fat or trans-fat or added sugar or sodium. * These lists of products are illustrative only. ARUN SINGHAL, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./211/2020-21] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.