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While the draft regulation introduces labelling of genetically modified (GM) food, the criteria for exemption from labelling of food containing GM ingredients needs to be much stricter. &amp;quot;Through this regulation, FSSAI must aim at regulating illegal GM food in India and should set a stricter bar for exemption from GM labelling as the bar set in the draft regulations is very weak. FSSAI has a crucial role in ensuring food safety and a strong labelling regulation is must to fulfil this mandate,&amp;quot; says Bhushan.&lt;br /&gt;
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The criteria for exemption from labelling of food containing GM ingredients need to be much stricter 

The draft Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018, released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)...'
$disp = '<div align="justify">-Down to Earth<br /><br /><em>The criteria for exemption from labelling of food containing GM ingredients need to be much stricter <br /></em><br />The draft Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018, released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in April 2018, may be a good beginning, but it has major gaps that needs to be plugged to make it effective, according to the analysis of the draft regulations made by the Centre for Science and Environment&mdash;a Delhi-based think tank that has been working on issues relating to foods high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) with regards to nutritional analysis, promotion and marketing targeted at children and linkages with non-communicable diseases.<br /><br />Raising concerns over the draft regulation, CSE has submitted its recommendations to the FSSAI to ensure a robust labelling framework in India. &ldquo;Strict labelling law is very important to combat obesity and non-communicable diseases plaguing our country. Though this draft regulation is a good beginning, it also has major gaps that needs to be plugged to make it effective,&rdquo; says Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general, CSE.<br /><br /><em>On regulating illegal genetically modified (GM) food in the country<br /></em><br />While the draft regulation introduces labelling of genetically modified (GM) food, the criteria for exemption from labelling of food containing GM ingredients needs to be much stricter. &quot;Through this regulation, FSSAI must aim at regulating illegal GM food in India and should set a stricter bar for exemption from GM labelling as the bar set in the draft regulations is very weak. FSSAI has a crucial role in ensuring food safety and a strong labelling regulation is must to fulfil this mandate,&quot; says Bhushan.<br /><br />As per the current law, GM food is not allowed to be produced in India, however, import of soybean oil and processed food is allowed, which itself is highly contentious and reflects a huge regulatory and enforcement loophole. Therefore, the CSE recommends that introducing labelling of GM food should not create a false perception that GM food is allowed in India. It should only be used to differentiate between intentional and unintentional GM presence in the food product and regulate it.<br /><br />Please <a href="http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/fssai-s-draft-labelling-regulation-has-major-gaps-weak-on-regulating-gm-food-cse-60837#.WyD2JYezkM4.twitter" title="http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/fssai-s-draft-labelling-regulation-has-major-gaps-weak-on-regulating-gm-food-cse-60837#.WyD2JYezkM4.twitter">click here</a> to read more.</div>'
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FSSAI's draft labelling regulation has major gaps, weak on regulating GM food: CSE

-Down to Earth The criteria for exemption from labelling of food containing GM ingredients need to be much stricter The draft Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018, released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in April 2018, may be a good beginning, but it has major gaps that needs to be plugged to make it effective, according to the analysis of the draft regulations made by the Centre for Science and Environment—a Delhi-based think tank that has been working on issues relating to foods high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) with regards to nutritional analysis, promotion and marketing targeted at children and linkages with non-communicable diseases. Raising concerns over the draft regulation, CSE has submitted its recommendations to the FSSAI to ensure a robust labelling framework in India. “Strict labelling law is very important to combat obesity and non-communicable diseases plaguing our country. Though this draft regulation is a good beginning, it also has major gaps that needs to be plugged to make it effective,” says Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general, CSE. On regulating illegal genetically modified (GM) food in the country While the draft regulation introduces labelling of genetically modified (GM) food, the criteria for exemption from labelling of food containing GM ingredients needs to be much stricter. "Through this regulation, FSSAI must aim at regulating illegal GM food in India and should set a stricter bar for exemption from GM labelling as the bar set in the draft regulations is very weak. FSSAI has a crucial role in ensuring food safety and a strong labelling regulation is must to fulfil this mandate," says Bhushan. As per the current law, GM food is not allowed to be produced in India, however, import of soybean oil and processed food is allowed, which itself is highly contentious and reflects a huge regulatory and enforcement loophole. Therefore, the CSE recommends that introducing labelling of GM food should not create a false perception that GM food is allowed in India. It should only be used to differentiate between intentional and unintentional GM presence in the food product and regulate it. Please click here to read more.