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FSSAI issues draft on labelling requirement of non-retail containers
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Saturday, 14 January, 2023, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The FSSAI has issued a draft called the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling & Display) Amendment Regulations, 2022, proposing regulations for labelling requirement of non-retail containers wherein it has suggested that every packaged food meant for non-retail sale shall provide the mandatory information either on the container or pasted on the label under regulation 10(1) in Chapter 4 of the regulation.
The information includes a) Name of the food; (b) FSSAI Logo and Licence number; (c) Date marking and storage instructions, when required for the safety or integrity of the product; (d) Lot No. /Batch No. /Code No and (e) Name and address of the manufacturer or packer (including country of origin for imported packages).
“Provided that in case of non-retail container containing multiple types of food, the mandatory information shall be provided for all the types of foods contained therein. Provided that non-retail container, which provides access to all the information required by sub-regulation 10(1) on the label of pre-packaged foods within the non-retail container, the information stipulated in sub-regulation 10(1) is not required,” reads the draft.
Also, the draft lays down that information including (a) List of ingredient; (b) Declaration regarding Veg or Non-Veg and (c) Net Quantity, shall be provided in the accompanying documents, if not provided on the label under sub-regulation 10 (2)
“Provided that the information required under sub-regulation 10(2) shall be traceable to the food in non-retail container. Provided that if all information required under sub-regulation 10(2) is made available on the label of non-retail container or pre-packaged foods within the non-retail container, sub-regulation 10(2) does not apply,” reads the draft.
Further, in the case of a non-retail container used as a food transportation unit that is not amenable to possess a label, all the information required under sub-regulation 10(1) & 10(2) shall be provided in the accompanying documents or through appropriate other means (e.g. electronically between food businesses) and shall be effectively traceable to the food in such containers.
And every package meant for non-retail sale shall be clearly identifiable as such. If the container is not clearly identifiable as a non-retail container, then the container shall bear a statement to indicate that the food is not intended to be sold directly to the consumer or to clearly identify it as a non-retail container. Some examples of such statements are: “NON-RETAIL CONTAINER” “NON-RETAIL CONTAINER - NOT FOR DIRECT SALE TO CONSUMER”.
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