The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed banning the addition of fructose and sucrose in food products for infants up to six months of age, an official statement said on Saturday.
Sharing the update on X, the FSSAI wrote, “FSSAI proposes strengthening infant nutrition standards by restricting the addition of sucrose and fructose in food products intended for infants up to six months of age. The draft Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Amendment Regulations, 2026, seeks to strengthen the existing regulatory framework by ensuring that infant nutrition products are formulated in accordance with age-appropriate nutritional requirements, according to the ministry’s statement.
Food regulator FSSAI has published a draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Regulations, 2020, proposing to “prohibit the addition of sucrose and fructose in food products intended for infants up to six months of age”. “The proposed regulatory measure reflects FSSAI’s continued focus on science-based food standards, responsible product formulation and preventive nutrition,” the ministry stated.
