Testing of UHT Whipping Cream: CBIC issues Instruction to Officers of FSSAI & Customs [Read Circular]

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC) has issued an instruction to the authorized officers of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) & Customs in relation to the testing of testing of Ultra Heat Treated (UHT) Whipping Cream.

Earlier, in a letter, FSSAI has stated that Commercial Sterility test as prescribed in Table-2B: Microbiological Standards for Milk and Milk Products – Food Safety Criteria, under FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011, is not feasible for UHT Whipping Cream, given the nature of the product and its storage conditions that are conducive to give a negative test result, on evaluation.

With regard to the above letter, the CBIC stated that “In view of above, it is requested that all Authorized officers under your jurisdiction may be directed to ensure that imported consignment of UHT Whipping Cream does not undergo Commercial Sterility Test.”

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