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

The PPT describes all about the packaged food and food labelling and their regulations. It further describes why food labelling is necessary. For knowing more about Food packaging visit here https://testing-lab.com/food-testing/food-packaging-material-te/<br><br>

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

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  1. LabellingRegulations FOODSAFETY ANDSTANDARDS(PACKAGINGANDLABELLING)REGULATIONS,2011 PoweredBy 1

  2. Whatisfood? 2

  3. Isthisalsofood? 3

  4. Thisisnotfood! 4

  5. Whatis packagedfood,LabelandLabeling? 5 July4,2014

  6. Whatispackagedfood? 6 Anyfoodarticlewhichcould be inraw,halfprocessed or processedconditionandiscoveredwithapackagingmaterialto protectitfromphysical, chemicalandmicrobialcontamination,alsohavingalabelgivinginformationaboutthefoodproduct.Thepackagingshouldbe insucha mannerthatcontentscannot be changedwithouttemperingitandwhichisready for saletotheconsumer.

  7. WhatisLabel? 7 “Label”meansany tag,mark,pictorialor other descriptive matter,written,printed,marked,embossed graphic,perforated,impressedonorattachedtocontainer,cover,lidorcrownof anyfoodpackage.

  8. Whatisfoodlabeling? 8 EveryPre-Packagedfoodshallbear a labelcontaininginformationasrequiredunderFSS(Packaging&Labelling)Regulations,2011fortheinterestof theconsumer.

  9. Aretherepenaltiesfor notmeetingtheserequirements? 9 July4,2014

  10. Offensesandpenalties 10 • Penaltyfor misbrandedfood– uptoRs3lacs • Penaltyfor misleadingadvertisement– uptoRs10lacs

  11. Easiesttodetect,mostdifficulttodefend! • 11 • NOanalysisortestingrequired • Solidevidenceinthe productitself!

  12. So,whatare therequirements? 12

  13. GeneralRequirementsonFoodLabelling 13 Language NoFalseorMisleadingStatementonthelabel TheLabelattachedshouldnotgetseparated Contentsshouldbeclear,indelibleandreadilylegibletotheconsumer Wrappershouldnothidetherelevantinformation FSSAILogo&Licenseno.onthelabel InformationonthelabelshouldnotincontradictionwiththerequirementsofFSSAct,Rules&Regulations Thefontsizeofthelettersshouldbeappropriateandincolourcontrastwith thebackgroundofthelabel

  14. NameoftheFood&ListofIngredients • 14 • NameofFood,TradeName&or descriptionoffoodcontainedinthepackage. • Listof ingredientsshallbedeclaredon thelabelwiththetitleas “Ingredients” • ThenameofIngredientsusedintheproductshouldbegivenindescendingorderoftheircompositionbyweightor volume • Aspecificnameshallbeused for ingredientsinthelistofIngredients • Insingleingredientfoodslistofingredientnotrequired. • Insomecases,thepercentageisrequired

  15. NutritionalInformation 15 • EnergyValueinkcal • Amountofprotein • Carbohydrate(Specifyquantityofaddedsugar) • Fatingram(g) • Theamountof anyothernutrientfor whichanutritionalor healthclaimismade. • DeclarationofTransFat: • IfTransFatislessthan0.2gm/Serving • DeclarationofSaturatedFat: • Saturatedfatfreeifitdoesnotexceed0.1gm/100gm

  16. NutritionalInformation 16 • Incaseoftheclaimmadeforthenutritionalelementslike;Vitamins,Minerals,Energy,Protein,Fatetc,theaddednutrientsalongwiththevaluesshouldbedeclaredonthelabels. • TotaltransFat contentnot morethan…….percentby weight.Totalsaturatedfat contentnot morethan….percentbyweight • Ifthenutritionaldeclarationismadeperserving,theamountofservingsizeingram • (g) or milliliter(ml)shall be includedfor referencebeside the servingmeasure. • NutritionalInformationisnotrequired for rawagriculturalcommoditieslikewheat,rice,spices,tablesalt,sugar,teacoffee,packageddrinkingwater,alcoholicbeverageorfruitandvegetables,picklesandpapadsetc

  17. NutritionalInformation 17

  18. DeclarationregardingVegorNonVeg • 18 • Abrowncircleonthelabeltoindicatethenon-vegetariancontentinthefooditem,whileagreencircleindicatesvegetariancontent. • Thesizeofthelogodependsuponthesizeofthelabelontheproduct.Thesizeofthelogoi.e.thediameterofthecircleandsideofthesquareshallbeinaccordancetothesizeofthelabel.

  19. DeclarationregardingFoodAdditives 19 ThefollowingfoodadditivesmaybementionedwiththespecificnamesorINSNumber AcidityRegulator,AnticakingAgent,AntifoamingAgent,Antioxidant,Emulsifier,EmulsifyingSalt,Firming Agent,FlourTreatmentAgent,FoamingAgent,GellingAgent,GlazingAgent,Humectant,Preservative,Propellant,Raisi.ngAgent,Stabilizer,Sweetener,Thickener PermittedColoursaddedhavetobementionedincapitalletterslike; CONTAINSPERMITTEDNATURALCOLOUR(S) OR CONTAINSPERMITTEDSYNTHETICFOODCOLOUR(S)OR CONTAINSPERMITTEDNATURALANDSYNTHETICFOODCOLOUR(S)

  20. DeclarationregardingFoodAdditives 20 Continued… PermittedFlavoursaddedhavetobementionedincapitalletterslike; CONTAINSADDEDFLAVOUR(specifytypeofflavouringagent) Ifbothcolorandflavourareusedintheproduct,acombinedstatementsshallbementioned,as CONTAINSPERMITTEDNATURALC0LOUR(S)ANDADDEDFLAVOUR(S)OR CONTAINSPERMITTEDSYNTHETICFOODCOLOUR(S)ANDADDEDFLAVOUR(S)OR CONTAINSPERMITTEDNATURALANDSYNTHETICFOODCOLOUR(S)ANDADDEDFLAVOUR(S)

  21. Nameandcompleteaddressofthemanufacturer • 21 • Thenameandcompleteaddressofthemanufacturershouldbementionedonthepackage. • • • Ifthemanufacturerisnotthepacker, thenthenameandcompleteaddressofpackershouldalsobementionedonthepackage. • Incasethefoodismanufacturedorpackedonbehalfofsomeothercompanythenthedetailsofthename&addressofbothcompanies,whoisamanufacturer/packerandforwhomfoodismanufactured/packedshouldbedisplayed. • Forimportedfoodarticles,thepackageshallbearthenameandcompleteaddressoftheImporter.

  22. NetQuantity 22 • Netquantitybyweightorvolumeornumberhasto bedeclared • For packingsizeandweightvariations,legalmetrology(packagedcommodities)rules2011havetobe followed.

  23. Lot/Code/BatchIdentification 23 • Abatchnumberor codenumberor lotnumberisamarkofidentificationbywhichthefoodcanbe tracedinthemanufactureandidentifiedinthedistribution,shallbe givenonthelabel.

  24. Dateofmanufactureorpacking 24 • Month &Year shall be given if “BestBefore Date”ismore thanthreemonths. • Date,Month &Year shall be given if “BestBefore Date”islessthanthreemonths.

  25. BestBeforeandUseByDate 25 • Month&Dateinthecapitallettersinthefollowingmanner • “BESTBEFORE.......MONTHANDYEAROR • “BESTBEFORE..........MONTHSFROMPACKAGING • OR • “BESTBEFORE............MONTHSFROMMANUFACTURE

  26. BestBeforeandUseByDate 26 Continued… IncaseofSterilisedorUltraHighTemperaturetreatedmilk,Soyamilk,flavouredmilk,anypackagecontainingbread,dhokla,bhelpuri,pizza,doughnuts,khoa,paneer,oranyuncannedpackageoffruits,vegetable,meat,fishoranyotherlikecommodity,thedeclarationbemadeasfollows: “BESTBEFORE……….DATE/MONTH/YEAR”OR “BESTBEFORE........DAYSFROMPACKAGING”OR “BESTBEFORE……..DAYSFROMMANUFACTURE”

  27. InstructionsforUse 27 • Inordertoensurecorrectutilizationofthefood,theFoodRegulationsrequirethemanufacturerorthepackertomentionthe“Instructionsforuse”onthelabelonthePre-packagedfood. • Theinstructionsmayincludethedirectionsregardingreconstitutionordilutionoftheproductbeforeuse,whereapplicable.

  28. Principaldisplaypanel 28 • Areaof thePrincipalDisplayPanel • ForRectangularContainer-fortypercentofthe heightand width • ForCylindricalContainer– Twentypercentof theheight&circumference • Containerofanyshape–Twentypercentofthetotalsurface • area

  29. LabellingofirradiatedFood 29 Irradiatedfoods-Thelabelofa food,whichhas beentreatedwithionizingradiation,shallcarrya writtenstatementindicatingthetreatmentincloseproximitytothenameof thefood.Inadditionallpackagesofirradiatedfoodshallbearthefollowingdeclarationandlogo,namely PROCESSEDBYIRRADIATIONMETHOD DATEOFIRRADIATION……………… LICENSENOofIrradiationUnit........................... PURPOSEOFIRRADIATION.....................

  30. ProprietaryFood 30 • IfthefoodproductismanufacturedhavingnospecifiedstandardsandnoguidelinesareissuedforaddingingredientsandadditivesissuedunderFSSAct/Rules&Regulations,thensuchfoodproductiscalledaproprietaryfood. • Approximately370articlesoffoodrangingfromdifferentedibleoilstocerealstobakery, milkproductsandothershavebeenstandardizedandtheirqualitydefinedinFoodSafety&Standards(FoodProductStandards&FoodAdditives)Regulations,2011 • Theproprietaryfoodmustcomplywithallthelabeling&otherrequirements • underFSSAct,Rules&Regulations.

  31. Arethereanyrequirementsspecifictoa food product? 31 July4,2014

  32. Specificrequirementsforspecificfoods 32 • Labellingofinfantmilksubstituteandinfantfood • “IMPORTANTNOTICE” • “MOTHER’SMILKISBESTFORYOURBABY”incapitalletters

  33. Specificrequirementsforspecificfoods 33 2.Labellingofedibleoilsandfats Thepackage,labelor theadvertisementofedibleoilsandfatsshallnot use the expressions“Super-Refined”,“Extra-Refined”,“Micro- Refined”,“Double-Refined”,Ultra-Refined”,“Anti-Cholesterol”,“CholesterolFighter”,“Soothingto Heart”,“CholesterolFriendly”, “SaturatedFatFree”orsuch other expressionswhichare anexaggerationof thequalityof theProduct.

  34. Specificrequirementsforspecificfoods • 34 • Everycontainerofrefinedvegetableoilshallbear thefollowing label Refined(nameoftheoil)Oil • EveryPackagecontainingadmixtureofpalmoleinwith • groundnutoilshallbear thefollowinglabel BLENDOFPALMOLEINANDGROUNDNUTOIL Palmolein……percent Groundnutoil…..per cent

  35. Specificrequirementsforspecificfoods • 35 • Everypackagecontaininganadmixtureofimportedrape-seedoilwithmustardoilshallcarrythefollowinglabel: BLENDOFIMPORTEDRAPE-SEEDOILANDMUSTARDOIL Importedrape-seedoil…..per cent Mustardoil…….percent

  36. Specificrequirementsforspecificfoods • 36 • Everypackageofvanaspatiismadefrommorethan30percentofRicebranoilshallbearthefollowinglabel: Thispackageofvanaspatiismadefrommorethan30percentRiceoilbyweight

  37. Specificrequirementsforspecificfoods 37 3.Foodcontainingartificialsweetner CONTAINSARTIFICIALSWEETENERANDFORCALORIECONSCIOUS

  38. Specificrequirementsforspecificfoods • 38 • PackageofPanMasala ChewingofPanMasalaisinjurioustohealth • PackageofSupari ChewingofSupariisinjurioustoHealth

  39. Specificrequirementsforspecificfoods • 39 • PackageofDrinkingWater PACKAGEDDRINKINGWATER CRUSHTHEBOTTLEAFTERUSE

  40. Specificrequirementsforspecificfoods • 40 • PackageofNatural MineralWater NATURALMINERAL WATER NATURALMINERAL AFTERUSE

  41. Specificrequirementsforspecificfoods 41 8.PackageofLowFatpaneer/Chhena LOWFATPANEER/CHHENNA 9.PackageofFreshFruitscoatedwithWax CoatedwithWax(GiveNameofWax)

  42. Specificrequirementsforspecificfoods • 42 • Everypackageofbiscuits,breadandcakescontainingOligofructoseshallbear: ContainsOligofructose(dietaryfiber)–gm/100gm • Everypackageoffreshfruitifcoatedwithwaxshallcarrythe • followinglabel: Coatedwithwax(givenameofwax) **Thereare49clausesmentionedasondateforthespecificrequirementsforlabellingoffoodproductsbutonlyfewhavebeendiscussedhere.

  43. SpecificRestrictionsonProduct Labels • Labelsnotto containreferencetoActor rules or regulationscontradictoryto requiredparticulars • Labelsnotto usewordsimplyingrecommendationsbymedicalprofession • Unauthorizeduseofwordsshowingimitationprohibited • Imitations not to be marked"pure“ • Labellingprohibitionsfor DrinkingWater (Both Packagedand MineralWater)–medicalclaims,geographicallocation

  44. RestrictionsonAdvertisements • FOODSAFETYANDSTANDARDSACT,2006(NO.34OF2006)ChapterIV(24) • Noadvertisementshallbemadeofanyfood whichis misleadingor deceiving or contravenestheprovisionsof thisAct,therulesandregulationsmade there under. • Nopersonshallengagehimselfinany unfairtrade practicefor purposeof promotingthesale,supply,useand consumptionof articles offood or adopt any unfairor deceptivepracticeincludingthepracticeof makingany statement, whetherorallyor inwritingor by visiblerepresentationwhich- • falselyrepresentsthat the foodsareof a particularstandard,quality,quantity orgrade-composition; • makes a falseor misleadingrepresentationconcerningtheneedfor, or the • usefulness; • c)givestothepublicany guaranteeoftheefficacythat is notbasedonan adequateor scientific justificationthereof:

  45. Whataboutimportedfoods? 45 July4,2014

  46. ImportedFoodProducts 46 • Mustmeetalllabelingrequirements ofIndiaand • Country oforiginforimported food: • Labelshalldeclarethecountryoforigin. • Iffoodundergoes processingina thesecondcountryandchangesitsnature,thecountryinwhichthe processingisperformedshallbeconsideredtobethecountryoforiginforthepurposesoflabelling.

  47. LegalMetrological(PackagedCommodity)Rules, Requirements • TheNameAddress,TelephoneNo,E-mailaddressof thePerson whocanbe or office of whichcanbecontactedincaseofconsumercomplaints. …. • MRPRs...../- Incl,ofalltaxesOR • MaximumorMax.RetailPriceRs…../- . ..….Inclusiveofalltaxes • NetQuantity:Weightvariationand mannerof declarationdefined. • Commoditiestobe packedinSpecific Quantities • NetContents-Standardssizepackagingfor Milk Powder,Butter, Ghee, Biscuits,Bread, Cereals&Pulses,Coffee,Tea, Salt,PackagingWater & EdibleOils, Vanaspatietc. • In caseof Ghee,VegetableOils & Fats;ifnetcontentis mentionedinVolume • i.e. MLor Ltr, thennetquantitymust bedeclaredingrams or kg also,inthe • samesizeofletters/Numerals.

  48. 48 Thank You

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