- Labels not to contain reference to Act or rules or regulations contradictory to required particulars :- The label shall not contain any reference to the Act or any of these regulations or any comment on, or reference to, or explanation of any particulars or declaration required by the Act or any of these regulations to be included in the label which directly or by implication, contradicts, qualifies or modifies such particulars or declaration.
- Labels not to use words implying recommendations by medical profession: – There shall not appear in the label of any package, containing food for sale the words “recommended by the medical profession” or any words which imply or suggest that the food is recommended, prescribed, or approved by medical practitioners or approved for medical purpose.
- Unauthorized use of words showing imitation prohibited
- There shall not be written in the statement or label attached to any package containing any article of food the word ‘imitation’ or any word, or words implying that the article is a substitute for any food, unless the use of the said word or words is specifically permitted under these regulations.
- Any fruit syrup, fruit juice, fruit squash, fruit beverages, cordial, crush or any other fruit products standardised under Food Safety and Standards (Food Products standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 which does not contain the prescribed amount of fruit juice or fruit pulp or fruit content shall not be described as a fruit syrup, fruit juice, fruit squash, fruit beverages, cordial, crush or any other fruit product as the case may be.
- Any food product which does not contain the specified amount of fruit and is likely to deceive or mislead or give a false impression to the consumer that the product contains fruit, whether by use of words or pictorial representation, shall be clearly and conspicuously marked on the label as ‘ADDED(NAME OF THE FRUIT) FLAVOUR’.
- Any food product which contains only fruit flavours, whether natural flavours and natural flavouring substances or nature identical flavouring substances, artificial flavouring substances as single or in combination thereof, shall not be described as a fruit product and the word “ADDED” (NAME OF FRUIT) FLAVOUR shall be used in describing such a product;
- Carbonated water containing no fruit juice or fruit pulp shall not have a label which may lead the consumer into believing that it is a fruit product.
- Any fruit and vegetable product alleged to be fortified with vitamin C shall contain not less than 40 mgms. of ascorbic acid per 100 gm. of the product.
- Imitations not to be marked “pure” The word “pure” or any word or words of the same significance shall not be included in the label of a package that contains an imitation of any food.
- Labelling prohibitions for Drinking Water (Both Packaged and Mineral Water)
- No claims concerning medicinal (preventative, alleviative or curative) effects shall be made in respect of the properties of the product covered by the standard Claims of other beneficial effects related to the health of the consumer shall not be made.
- The name of the locality, hamlet or specified place may not form part of the trade name unless it refers to a packaged water collected at the place designated by that trade name.
- The use of any statement or of any pictorial device which may create confusion in the mind of the public or in any way mislead the public about the nature, origin, composition, and properties of such waters put on sale is prohibited.
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