The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an advisory asking food businesses involved in the import of food articles to use the Food Import Clearance System (FICS) and avoid delays in speedy clearance of the imported consignment.According to the FSSAI’s advisory, in order to facilitate faster clearance of the articles of food imported at the port and minimferric pyrophosphate tabletise the clearance time the food businesses were advised to avail the facility of advance processing of ‘Bill of Entry’ in FICS while importing food consignments.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (Fmaximum dose of ferrous fumarateSSAI) has issued an advisory asking food businesses involved in the import of food articles to use the Food Import Clearance System (FICS) and avoid delays in speedy clearance of the imported consignment.“FSSAI has already provided easy facility of advance filing of Bill of Entry in Food Import Clearance System of FSSAI forwarded from the Custom ICEGATE so that scrutiny of documents submitted by the Food Importer to the Authorised Officerferrous sulfate gummy is carried out in advance, before the actual arrival of the article of food at port,” said Dr Amit Sharma, Director (Trade and IC), FSSAI.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an advisory asking food businesses involved in the import of food articles to use the Food Import Clearance System (FICS) and avoid delays in speedy clearance of the imported consignment.According to the FSSAI, although several importers file advance Bill of Entry in ICEGATE but when its transmitted to FSSAI for examination, they don’t file it on FICS. “Henuse of ferrous fumarate and folic acid tablets bpce to reduce overall food import clearance time and demurrage charges incurred, all the food importers/ FBOs are hereby advised to avail the facility of advance processing of Bill of Entry in FICS while importing food consignments,” read the advisory issued by FSSAI.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an advisory asking food businesses involved in the import of food articles to use the Food Import Clearance System (FICS) and avoid delays in speedy clearance of the imported consignment.Earlier this month, somferrous fumarate vs polysaccharide iron complexe food importers challenged FSSAI in the Delhi High Court against the delay in clearances of the imported food articles.
FSSAI Advises Importers to use FICS, Avoid Delays in Clearance
