Highlights
- In April, food safety regulator FSSAI had come out with the draft of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2018 that propose mandatory red-label marking on such packaged food products.
- The labelling regulations have remained the major contentious issue in the food industry which sees it as an impediment to their sales.
- India’s food regulator wants life imprisonment, Rs 10 lakh fine imposed for adulteration
FSSAI Drafts New Labelling and Display Regulations 2018
The FSSAI has proposed new regulations to be called the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018. The proposed regulations will prescribe the
- labeling requirements of pre-packaged foods
- display of essential information on premises where food is manufactured, processed, served and stored
The FSSAI may also establish an internal mechanism to address the problem arising out of implementation/interpretation of the regulations.
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