Food safety regulator FSSAI permitted small organic producers having annual turnover of over Rs 12 lakh to sell their produce directly to end-consumers without certification till April, 2020.
Such producers, however, will not be able to use ‘Jaivik Bharat logo’ on their products.
The organic food retail firms have to comply with the certification norm.
Under the 2017 organic regulation, sale of organic produce directly to end-consumer has been allowed only with the certification of the National
Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) and Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) India.
Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) in an order said the norms were relaxed after it examined several representations regarding challenges faced in the implementation of regulations by organic food business operations, including small original producers.
About the Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI)
Founded: August 2011
Sector: Food safety
Jurisdiction: India
Headquarters: New Delhi