FSSAI Fixes Level of Alcohol to 0.5% abv for ‘Non-Alcoholic’ Beverages

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has fixed the level of alcohol to 0.5% abv-alcohol by volume for ‘non-alcoholic’ beverages.FSSAI has issued a draft of regulations to include standards for ‘non-alcoholic counterparts’ of alcoholic beverages and flavoured beer in the FSS (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has fixed the level of alcohol to 0.5% abv-alcohol by voluferro 77me for ‘non-alcoholic’ beverages.Called the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Regulations, 2021, the FSSAI has asked the stakeholders to provide suggestions or objections on the same.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has fixed the level of alcohol to 0.5% abv-alcohol by volume for ‘non-alcoholic’ beverages.The draft reads,“Non-alcoholic coferrous gluconate 45 mgunterpart of alcoholic beverage” means non-alcoholic beverage having alcohol content less than ororange juice and ferrous sulfate equal to 0.5% abv,” and added that it should meet all the requirements of respective alcoholic beverage of origin except the ethyl alcohol content.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has fixed the level of alcohol to 0.5% abv-alcohol by volume for ‘non-alcoh8 mg iron tabletsolic’ beverages.“Additionalchelated potassium gluconately, the alcoholic beverage of the origin must undergo the process of fermentation and the produced alcohol is removed thereafter,” the draft added.