The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on July 24, 2020 has issued instructions subject to the prohibition of selling of health supplements containing PABA (Para Amino Benzoic Acid), a banned ingredient.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had issued an order on June 29, 2018 vide order no. Stds/Nutr(DGCI)/FSSAI-2017 (Pt. I) specifying the ban on the usage of PABA in the products covered under Nutraceuticals Regulations. The Department has reiterated the Para 2 in the order, which states,
“Para 2 directs FBO’s that no further manufacturing of products using this ingredient is allowed. Any product containing such ingredient which is already manufactured/imported shall be withdrawn from the market immediately. However, it has come to the notice that several health supplements and nutraceutical products containing PABA are still being sold on e-commerce platform.”
All the customs officials working as Authorized officers must ensure that imported products containing banned ingredient shall not be cleared through point of entries. It is mandatory compliance for trade.
[Instruction No. 16/2020-Customs]
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