1.1: Short title and commencement

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 5 th August, 2011

1 · 2: Definitions—

1 · 2.1: In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires:

2 · 1: Packaging

2 · 1.1: General Requirements

2 · 1.2: Product specific requirements

1 · Packaging requirements for Milk and Milk Products

2 · Packaging requirements for Edible oil/ fat:

3 · Packaging requirements for Fruits and Vegetables Products

4 · Packaging requirements for Canned Meat Products

5 · Packaging requirements for Drinking Water (Both Packaged and Mineral Water)

2 · 2: Labelling

2 · 2.1: General Requirements

1 · Every prepackaged food shall carry a label containing information as required here under unless otherwise provided, namely,—

2 · The particulars of declaration required under these Regulations to be specified on the label shall be in English or Hindi in Devnagri script:

3 · Pre-packaged food shall not be described or presented on any label or in any labelling manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character in any respect;

4 · Label in pre-packaged foods shall be applied in such a manner that they will not become separated from the container;

5 · Contents on the label shall be clear, prominent, indelible and readily legible by the consumer under normal conditions of purchase and use;

6 · Where the container is covered by a wrapper, the wrapper shall carry the necessary information or the label on the container shall be readily legible through the outer wrapper and not obscured by it;

2 · 2.2: Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods

1 · The Name of Food: The name of the food shall include trade name or description of food contained in the package.

2 · List of Ingredients: Except for single ingredient foods, a list of ingredients shall be declared on the label in the following manner:—

3 · Nutritional information – Nutritional Information or nutritional facts per 100 gm or 100ml or per serving of the product shall be given on the label containing the following:—

4 · Declaration regarding Veg or Non veg –

5 · Declaration regarding Food Additives-

6 · Name and complete address of the manufacturer

7 · Net quantity

8 · Lot/Code/Batch identification

9 · Date of manufacture or packing.—

10 · Best Before and Use By Date

12 · Instructions for use:

2 · 3: Manner of declaration

2 · 3.1: General Conditions

2 · 3.2 Principal display panel: The information required under these Regulations shall be given on the principal display panel of the package or container and such information may be given in the following manner.

2 · 3.3 The height of numeral in the declaration

2 · 4: Specific Requirements/ Restrictions on manner of labelling

2 · 4.1: Labelling of infant milk substitute and infant food

3 · No containers or label referred to in 2.4.1(2) relating to infant milk substitute or infant food shall have a picture of infant or women or both. It shall not have picture or other graphic materials or phrases designed to increase the saleability of the infant milk substitute or infant food. The terms "Humanised" or "Maternalised" or any other similar words shall not be used. The Package and/or any other label of infant milk substitute or infant food shall not exhibit the words, "Full Protein Food", "energy Food", "Complete food" or "Health Food" or any other similar expression.

4 · The containers of infant milk substitute meant for (premature baby (born before 37 weeks)/low birth weight infant (less than 2500gm) or labels affixed thereto shall indicate the following additional information, namely:—

5 · The product which contains neither milk nor any milk derivatives shall be labelled "contains no milk or milk product" in conspicuous manner.

6 · The container of infant milk substitute for lactose or lactose and sucrose intolerant infants or label affixed thereto shall indicate conspicuously "LACTOSE-FREE or SUCROSE-FREE or LACTOSE and SUCROSE-FREE" in capital letters and statement "TO BE TAKEN UNDER MEDICAL ADVICE" and shall also bear the following statements, namely:—

7 · The container of infant milk substitute meant for infants with allergy to cow's /buffalo's milk protein or soy protein or label affixed thereto shall indicate conspicuously "HYPOALLERGENIC FORMULA" in capital letters and statement "TO BE TAKEN UNDER MEDICAL ADVICE".

8 · Declaration to be surrounded by line:

2 · 4.2: Labelling of edible oils and fats

1 · The package, label or the advertisement of edible oils and fats shall not use the expressions "SuperRefined", "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.

2 · Every container in which solvent-extracted oil or de-oiled meal or edible flour is packed for sale shall, at the time of sale by the producer, bear the following particulars in English or Hindi (Devnagri script) :—

6 · Every package containing an admixture of palmolein with groundnut oil shall carry the following label, namely,—

2 · 4.3: Labelling of permitted food colours

2 · 4.4: Labelling of irradiated Food

2 · 4.5: Specific Labelling Requirements of other Products

2 · CONDENSED MILK OR DESICCATED (DRIED) MILK:

47 · Every package of food containing Polydextrose shall bear the following label:-

2 · 4.6: Specific restrictions on Product labels

2 · 5: Restriction on advertisement

2 · 6: Exemptions from labelling requirements-

2 · 6.1

2 · 7: Notice of addition, admixture or deficiency in food

2 · 7.1

1 · Every advertisement and every price or trade list or label for an article of food which contains an addition, admixture or deficiency shall describe the food as containing such addition, admixture or deficiency and shall also specify the nature and quantity of such addition, admixture or deficiency and no such advertisement or price or trade list or label attached to the container of the food shall contain any words which might imply that the food is pure: