MINISTRY OFHEALTHANDFAMILY WELFARE (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) Notification New Delhi, dat… — THE FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS ACT, 2006

[M III~&us 4] HRa 41 T5A 38TRUT 29 MINISTRY OFHEALTHANDFAMILY WELFARE (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) Notification New Delhi, dated the s August, 2011 FNo.2-15015/30/2010 Whereas in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (k) of subsection (2) of section 92 read with section 23 of Food Safety and Standards Act; 2006 (34 0f 2006) the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes to make Food Safety and Standards Regulations in so far they relates to Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011,and; Whereas these draft Regulations were published in consolidated form at pages 1 to 776 in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part III Sec. 4 dated 20u October 2010 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of the period ofthirty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas the copies of the Gazette were made available to the public on the 21s October 2010; And whereas objections and suggestions received from the stakeholders within the specified period on the said draft Regulations have been considered and finalized by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Now therefore, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India hereby makes the following Regulations, namely; FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS (PACKAGINGANDLABELLING) REGULATIONS, 2011 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1.1: Short title and commencement 1.1.1: These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and labelling) Regulations, 2011 1.1.2: These regulations shall come into force On Or after 5uh August, 2011 1.2: Definitions 1.2.1: In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Best before' me