Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has defined ‘Best before’ and ‘Use by date’ and also laid down the regulations of how to label this important information on packaged foods in FSS (Packaging & Labelling) Regulations, 2011. “Best before” is the date on the label that indicates the end of the period in which […]
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FSSAI’s Proposed Labelling Changes To Be More Consumer Friendly
FSSAI has suggested some changes in the rules related to labelling of packaged foods though the detailed changes and the final draft is likely to be announced only in August 2014. However, the FSSAI and the food product industry have already held discussions on these proposed changes and all are in agreement that these […]
FSSAI’s notification clarifies Labelling for Alcoholic Beverages
According to the latest notification from the Food Authority alcoholic beverages are not classified as single ingredient foods and so you will have to follow the labelling on such beverages according to FSS (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011. Both in the Codex Alimentarius and the Food Safety and Standards Act, Rules & Regulation, alcoholic beverages […]