The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India vide its notification dated 10th June 2022, has published the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) First Amendment Regulations, 2022.
Through this amendment, the definition for the term “non-alcoholic counterpart of alcoholic beverage “has been notified as follows:
“Non-alcoholic counterpart of alcoholic beverage” means non-alcoholic beverage having alcohol content less than or equal to 0.5% alcohol by volume, which shall meet all the requirements of respective alcoholic beverage of origin except the ethyl alcohol content. Additionally, the alcoholic beverage of the origin must undergo the process of fermentation and the produced alcohol is removed thereafter.’’
Further under regulation 4.2(2), Flavoured Beer shall mean beer containing flavours as per the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 and such beer shall meet all the other requirements of the beer, as specified under these regulations.
