The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a list of 39 products and ingredients rejected under the Food Safety and Standards (Approval for Non-Specified Food and Food Ingredients) Regulations, 2017, as of August 31, 2021.

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The list covers a wide range of products, including dietary supplements, herbal preparations, specialty oils, food additives and other ingredients submitted for approval. The entries include application or file numbers, rejection dates and the names of the food business operators (FBOs) associated with the applications.

Among the listed products are fulvic acid, magnesium threonate, S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe), acai berry fruit juice concentrate, alkaline water, herbal infusion made with rooibos, and several vitamin and supplement formulations.

The document also includes ingredients such as silicon dioxide, starch, dipotassium orthophosphate, hydrogenated vegetable fats and refined palm oil products. Several entries relate to applications involving branded supplements or specialised formulations.

Companies and applicants named in the list include EID Parry India, Adani Wilmar, Lupin, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Wockhardt and other food or ingredient businesses. Their inclusion indicates that the corresponding product or ingredient application appears in the rejection list; it does not, by itself, establish that every product sold by the company was rejected or found unsafe.

The list is specifically dated August 31, 2021, and should not be treated as a current or exhaustive record of FSSAI decisions. Product approval status and applicable regulatory requirements may have changed since publication.

Consumers, manufacturers and importers should consult current FSSAI notifications and relevant regulations before making decisions about a particular ingredient or product. A rejection under the specified approval framework should be understood in its regulatory context rather than interpreted automatically as proof of a health hazard.