FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS (PACKAGING AND LABELLING) REGULATIONS, 2011

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Labelling Regulations
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS (PACKAGING AND
LABELLING) REGULATIONS, 2011
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What is food?
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Is this also food?
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This is not food!
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What is packaged food, Label and Labeling?
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July 4, 2014
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What is packaged food?
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Any food article which could be in raw, half
processed or processed condition and is covered
with a packaging material to protect it from
physical, chemical and microbial contamination,
also having a label giving information about the
food product. The packaging should be in such a
manner that contents cannot be changed without
tempering it and which is ready for sale to the
consumer.
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What is Label?
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Label means any tag, mark, pictorial or other
descriptive matter, written, printed, marked,
embossed graphic, perforated, impressed on or
attached to container, cover, lid or crown of any
food package.
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What is food labeling?
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Every Pre-Packaged food shall bear a label
containing information as required under FSS
(Packaging Labelling) Regulations, 2011 for the
interest of the consumer.
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Are there penalties for not meeting these
requirements?
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Offenses and penalties
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• Penalty for misbranded food up to Rs 3 lacs
• Penalty for misleading advertisement up to Rs
  10 lacs

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Easiest to detect, most difficult to defend!

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• NO analysis or testing required
• Solid evidence in the product itself!

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So, what are the requirements?
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General Requirements on Food Labelling

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• Language
• No False or Misleading Statement on the label
• The Label attached should not get separated
• Contents should be clear, indelible and readily
  legible to the consumer
• Wrapper should not hide the relevant information
• FSSAI Logo License no. on the label
• Information on the label should not in
  contradiction with the requirements of FSS Act,
  Rules Regulations
• The font size of the letters should be
  appropriate and in colour contrast with
• the background of the label

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Name of the Food List of Ingredients

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• Name of Food, Trade Name or description of food
  contained in the package.
• List of ingredients shall be declared on the
  label with the title as Ingredients
• The name of Ingredients used in the product
  should be given in descending order of their
  composition by weight or volume
• A specific name shall be used for ingredients in
  the list of Ingredients
• In single ingredient foods list of ingredient not
  required.
• In some cases, the percentage is required

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Nutritional Information
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• Energy Value in kcal
• Amount of protein
• Carbohydrate (Specify quantity of added sugar)
• Fat in gram (g)
• The amount of any other nutrient for which a
  nutritional or health claim is made.
• Declaration of Trans Fat
• If Trans Fat is less than 0.2 gm/ Serving
• Declaration of Saturated Fat
• Saturated fat free if it does not exceed 0.1
  gm/100 gm

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Nutritional Information
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• In case of the claim made for the nutritional
  elements like Vitamins, Minerals, Energy,
  Protein, Fat etc, the added nutrients along with
  the values should be declared on the labels.
• Total trans Fat content not more than.percent
  by weight. Total saturated fat content not more
  than.percent by weight
• If the nutritional declaration is made per
  serving, the amount of serving size in gram
• (g) or milliliter (ml) shall be included for
  reference beside the serving measure.
• Nutritional Information is not required for raw
  agricultural commodities like wheat, rice,
  spices, table salt , sugar, tea coffee, packaged
  drinking water, alcoholic beverage or fruit and
  vegetables, pickles and papads etc

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Nutritional Information
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Nutritional Labelling
Amount per 100g of product
Energy kcal
Protein g
Carbohydrates Sugars g
Fat Saturated fatty acids Polyunsaturated fatty acids Monounsaturated fatty acids Trans fatty acids Cholesterol g g g g g mg

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Declaration regarding Veg or Non Veg

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• A brown circle on the label to indicate the
  non-vegetarian content in the food item, while a
  green circle indicates vegetarian content.

• The size of the logo depends upon the size of the
  label on the product. The size of the logo i.e.
  the diameter of the circle and side of the square
  shall be in accordance to the size of the label.

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Declaration regarding Food Additives
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with the specific names or INS Number Acidity
Regulator, Anticaking Agent, Antifoaming Agent,
Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Emulsifying Salt,
Firming Agent, Flour Treatment Agent, Foaming
Agent, Gelling Agent, Glazing Agent, Humectant,
Preservative, Propellant, Raisi.ng Agent,
Stabilizer, Sweetener, Thickener Permitted
Colours added have to be mentioned in capital
letters like CONTAINS PERMITTED NATURAL
COLOUR(S) OR CONTAINS PERMITTED SYNTHETIC FOOD
COLOUR(S) OR CONTAINS PERMITTED NATURAL AND
SYNTHETIC FOOD COLOUR(S)
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Declaration regarding Food Additives
20 Continued Permitted Flavours added have to
be mentioned in capital letters like CONTAINS
ADDED FLAVOUR (specify type of flavouring
agent) If both color and flavour are used in the
product, a combined statements shall be
mentioned, as CONTAINS PERMITTED NATURAL
C0LOUR(S) AND ADDED FLAVOUR(S) OR CONTAINS
PERMITTED SYNTHETIC FOOD COLOUR(S) AND ADDED
FLAVOUR(S) OR CONTAINS PERMITTED NATURAL AND
SYNTHETIC FOOD COLOUR(S) AND ADDED FLAVOUR(S)
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Name and complete address of the manufacturer

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• The name and complete address of the manufacturer
  should be mentioned on the package.
• If the manufacturer is not the packer, then the
  name and complete address of packer should also
  be mentioned on the package.
• In case the food is manufactured or packed on
  behalf of some other company then the details of
  the name address of both companies, who is a
  manufacturer/packer and for whom food is
  manufactured/packed should be displayed.
• For imported food articles, the package shall
  bear the name and complete address of the
  Importer.

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Net Quantity
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• Net quantity by weight or volume or number has to
  be declared
• For packing size and weight variations, legal
  metrology (packaged commodities) rules 2011 have
  to be followed.

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Lot/Code/Batch Identification
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• A batch number or code number or lot number is a
  mark of identification by which the food can be
  traced in the manufacture and identified in the
  distribution, shall be given on the label.

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Date of manufacture or packing
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• Month Year shall be given if Best Before Date
  is more than three months.
• Date, Month Year shall be given if Best Before
  Date is less than three months.

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Best Before and Use By Date
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• Month Date in the capital letters in the
  following manner
• BEST BEFORE ....... MONTH AND YEAR OR
• BEST BEFORE .......... MONTHS FROM PACKAGING
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• BEST BEFORE ............MONTHS FROM MANUFACTURE

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Best Before and Use By Date
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Continued In case of Sterilised or Ultra High
Temperature treated milk, Soya milk, flavoured
milk, any package containing bread, dhokla,
bhelpuri, pizza, doughnuts, khoa, paneer, or any
uncanned package of fruits, vegetable, meat, fish
or any other like commodity, the declaration be
made as follows BEST BEFORE .DATE/MONTH/YEAR
OR BEST BEFORE........DAYS FROM PACKAGING
OR BEST BEFORE .. DAYS FROM MANUFACTURE
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Instructions for Use
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• In order to ensure correct utilization of the
  food, the Food Regulations require the
  manufacturer or the packer to mention the
  Instructions for use on the label on the
  Pre-packaged food.
• The instructions may include the directions
  regarding reconstitution or dilution of the
  product before use, where applicable.

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Principal display panel
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• Area of the Principal Display Panel
• For Rectangular Container - forty percent of the
  height and width
• For Cylindrical Container Twenty percent of the
  height circumference
• Container of any shape Twenty percent of the
  total surface
• area

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Labelling of irradiated Food
29 Irradiated foods - The label of a food, which
has been treated with ionizing radiation, shall
carry a written statement indicating the
treatment in close proximity to the name of the
food. In addition all packages of irradiated food
shall bear the following declaration and logo,
namely
PROCESSED BY IRRADIATION METHOD DATE OF
IRRADIATION
LICENSE NO of Irradiation Unit...................
........ PURPOSE OF IRRADIATION...................
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Proprietary Food
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• If the food product is manufactured having no
  specified standards and no guidelines are issued
  for adding ingredients and additives issued under
  FSS Act/Rules Regulations, then such food
  product is called a proprietary food.
• Approximately 370 articles of food ranging from
  different edible oils to cereals to bakery , milk
  products and others have been standardized and
  their quality defined in Food Safety Standards
  (Food Product Standards Food Additives)
  Regulations, 2011
• The proprietary food must comply with all the
  labeling other requirements
• under FSS Act, Rules Regulations.

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Are there any requirements specific to a food
product?
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Specific requirements for specific foods
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• Labelling of infant milk substitute and infant
  food
• IMPORTANT NOTICE
• MOTHERS MILK IS BEST FOR YOUR BABY in capital
  letters

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Specific requirements for specific foods
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2. Labelling of edible oils and fats The
package, label or the advertisement of edible
oils and fats shall not use the expressions
Super-Refined, Extra-Refined, Micro-
Refined, Double-Refined, Ultra-Refined,
Anti-Cholesterol, Cholesterol Fighter,
Soothing to Heart, Cholesterol Friendly,
Saturated Fat Free or such other expressions
which are an exaggeration of the quality of the
Product.
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Specific requirements for specific foods

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• Every container of refined vegetable oil shall
  bear the following label

Refined (name of the oil) Oil

• Every Package containing admixture of palmolein
  with
• groundnut oil shall bear the following label

BLEND OF PALMOLEIN AND GROUNDNUT
OIL Palmoleinper cent Groundnut oil..per cent
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Specific requirements for specific foods

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• Every package containing an admixture of imported
  rape-seed oil with mustard oil shall carry the
  following label

BLEND OF IMPORTED RAPE-SEED OIL AND MUSTARD
OIL Imported rape-seed oil..per cent Mustard
oil.per cent
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Specific requirements for specific foods

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• Every package of vanaspati is made from more than
  30 percent of Rice bran oil shall bear the
  following label

This package of vanaspati is made from more than
30 percent Rice oil by weight
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Specific requirements for specific foods
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CONTAINS ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER AND FOR CALORIE
CONSCIOUS
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Specific requirements for specific foods

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• Package of Pan Masala

Chewing of Pan Masala is injurious to health

• Package of Supari

Chewing of Supari is injurious to Health
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Specific requirements for specific foods

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• Package of Drinking Water

PACKAGED DRINKING WATER
CRUSH THE BOTTLE AFTER USE
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Specific requirements for specific foods

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• Package of Natural Mineral Water

NATURAL MINERAL WATER
NATURAL MINERAL AFTER USE
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Specific requirements for specific foods
41 8.Package of Low Fat paneer / Chhena
LOW FAT PANEER / CHHENNA
9. Package of Fresh Fruits coated with Wax
Coated with Wax (Give Name of Wax)
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Specific requirements for specific foods

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• Every package of biscuits, bread and cakes
  containing Oligofructose shall bear

Contains Oligofructose (dietary fiber) gm/100
gm

• Every package of fresh fruit if coated with wax
  shall carry the
• following label

Coated with wax (give name of wax)
There are 49 clauses mentioned as on date for
the specific requirements for labelling of food
products but only few have been discussed here.
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Specific Restrictions on Product Labels

• Labels not to contain reference to Act or rules
  or regulations contradictory to required
  particulars
• Labels not to use words implying recommendations
  by medical profession
• Unauthorized use of words showing imitation
  prohibited
• Imitations not to be marked "pure
• Labelling prohibitions for Drinking Water (Both
  Packaged and Mineral Water) medical claims,
  geographical location

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Restrictions on Advertisements

• FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS ACT,2006(NO.34 OF 2006)
  Chapter IV(24)
• No advertisement shall be made of any food which
  is misleading or deceiving or contravenes the
  provisions of this Act, the rules and regulations
  made there under.
• No person shall engage himself in any unfair
  trade practice for purpose of promoting the sale,
  supply, use and consumption of articles of food
  or adopt any unfair or deceptive practice
  including the practice of making any statement,
  whether orally or in writing or by visible
  representation which -
• falsely represents that the foods are of a
  particular standard, quality, quantity or
  grade-composition
• makes a false or misleading representation
  concerning the need for, or the
• usefulness
• c) gives to the public any guarantee of the
  efficacy that is not based on an adequate or
  scientific justification thereof

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What about imported foods?
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Imported Food Products
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• Must meet all labeling requirements of India and
• Country of origin for imported food
• Label shall declare the country of origin.
• If food undergoes processing in a the second
  country and changes its nature, the country in
  which the processing is performed shall be
  considered to be the country of origin for the
  purposes of labelling.

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Legal Metrological (Packaged Commodity) Rules,
Requirements

• The Name Address, Telephone No, E-mail address of
  the Person who can be or office of which can be
  contacted in case of consumer complaints.

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• MRP Rs...../- Incl , of all taxes OR
• Maximum or Max. Retail Price Rs../-

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...Inclusive of all taxes

• Net Quantity Weight variation and manner of
  declaration defined.
• Commodities to be packed in Specific Quantities
• Net Contents-Standards size packaging for Milk
  Powder, Butter, Ghee, Biscuits, Bread, Cereals
  Pulses, Coffee, Tea, Salt, Packaging Water
  Edible Oils, Vanaspati etc.
• In case of Ghee, Vegetable Oils Fats if net
  content is mentioned in Volume
• i.e. ML or Ltr, then net quantity must be
  declared in grams or kg also, in the
• same size of letters/Numerals.

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