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WTO notification · SPS

IndiaProposed measure, open for comments

Food – India

Official title

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2026

India notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 6 November 2026. Comments are open until 5 January 2027.

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At a glance

Products

Food

Notifying member
India
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/IND/359
Keywords
Food safety, Human health, Maximum residue limits (MRLs)

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 5 January 2027
Proposed adoption
To be decided.
Proposed entry into force
To be decided.

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS enquiry point before 5 January 2027, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/IND/359 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to India.

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What the notification says

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2026 is relating to the inclusion of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of Pesticide Residues ['Acetamiprid' & 'Imidacloprid'] in Tea.

Sources

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