FSSAI food-conformity clearance limits customs reclassification and supports release without bank guarantee, pending fresh certification before sale.

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....FSSAI no-objection certification issued after prescribed laboratory analysis is treated as a conclusive determination that imported food goods conform for human consumption. Customs reclassification should not reopen that food-safety determination through separate testing or seizure after FSSAI clearance. Provisional release conditions based on the proposed contrary classification, including a bank guarantee, are inconsistent with the conclusive effect attributed to the FSSAI clearance. Sale in the open market remains subject to obtaining a fresh FSSAI fitness certificate.....