FSSAI re-operationalizes the Draft Food Safety and Standards (Labelling & Display) Amendment Regulations, 2022 w.r.t some specified labelling requirements from 1st January, 2023

In continuation to what we have reported earlier, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( “FSSAI”) has decided to reoperationalise the provisions of the Draft Food Safety and Standards (Labelling & Display) Amendment Regulations, 2022 related to Labelling Requirements of non-retail container, minimally processes food, tolerance limit, warning statement related to pan masala, etc with effect from 1st January 2023.

The following are the Key highlights of the Draft Regulations :

1. Every packaged food meant for non-retail sale will provide the following mandatory information either on the container or pasted on the label thereto:

(a) Name of the food.

(b) FSSAI Logo and License number.

(c) Date marking and storage instructions, when required for the safety or integrity of the product.

(d) Lot No. /Batch No. /Code No and

(e) Name and address of the manufacturer or packer (including country of origin for imported packages.

2. The following information if not provided on the label will be provided in the accompanying documents:

(a) List of ingredients.

(b) Declaration regarding Veg or Non-Veg and

(c) Net Quantity.

3. The following labelling requirements are exempted if they are provided in a Barcode/Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN) : –

(a) Address of the brand owner whether or not, he himself is the manufacturer, marketer, packer, or bottler, as the case may be and

(b) the license number of the manufacturer or marketer or packer or bottler, as the case may be, if different from the brand owner.

4. Every package meant for non- retail sale shall be clearly identifiable as such. If the container is not clearly identifiable as a non-retail container, the container will:

(a) bear a statement to indicate that the food is not intended to be sold directly to the consumer or to clearly identify it as a non-retail container. Some examples of such statements are: “NON-RETAIL CONTAINER” “NON-RETAIL CONTAINER – NOT FOR DIRECT SALE TO CONSUMER” OR,

(b) carry any other mark that indicates that the container is not intended to be sold directly to the consumer

For a detailed read please refer to the copy of the Notification has been attached herewith for your ease of reference.

Source : Food Safety and Standards Authority of India