FSSAI Tightens Bottled Water Rules with Mandatory Checks and Audits0

• A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
• August 22, 2025

Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has overhauled regulations for bottled water, directing states and union territories to conduct mandatory inspections of packaging facilities before issuing licences.  FSSAI recently classified packaged drinking water as a “high-risk” food category. By doing so, the authority placed it alongside milk, dairy products, meat,