The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (“FSSAI”) has published the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Regulations, 2020 (“Draft Regulations”) to propose further amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011 (“Principal Regulations”).
Objections and suggestions have been invited on the Draft Regulations and the same may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002 or sent on e-mail at regulation@fssai.gov.in by 10th January, 2021.
The Draft Regulations will come into force either on 1st January, 2021 or 1st July, 2021, subject to a minimum of 180 days from the date of final publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Highlights:
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| Regulation 2.4.2(4)
Every container in which vanaspati, margarine, bakery shortening, blended edible vegetable oils, mixed fat spread and refined vegetable oil is packed in addition to other labelling requirements provided in these regulations shall bear the following particulars in English or Hindi in Devnagri script:
(a) The name/description of the contents, “free from Argemone Oil”;
(b) The mass/volume of the contents; |
Regulation 2.4.2(4)
Every container in which vanaspati, margarine, bakery shortening, blended edible vegetable oils, mixed fat spread and refined vegetable oil is packed in addition to other labelling requirements provided in these regulations shall bear the following particulars in English or Hindi in Devnagri script:
(a) The name/description of the contents, “free from Argemone Oil”;
(b) The mass/volume of the contents;
In case rice bran oil which is physically refined is used as one of the ingredients in Vanaspati, it shall be declared in the ingredient list on the label as ‘Physically Refined Rice Bran Oil’ |
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| Clause 11
Every package containing an admixture of edible oils shall carry the following label declaration immediately below its brand name/trade name on front of pack, namely:- (*i.e. in raw or refined form) The font size of the label declaration “Blended Edible Vegetable Oil” shall not be less than 5 mm and for label declaration “Name and nature of edible vegetable oil…..% by weight”, font size shall not be less than 3mm: Provided that the font size of the label declaration “Blended Edible Vegetable Oil” shall not be less than 10mm in case the net quantity of the edible oil contained in the packages is 5 litre and above. Blended Edible Vegetable Oil (Name and nature* of edible vegetable oil) by weight (Name and nature* of edible vegetable oil) by weight Version –III (27.08.2020) There shall also be the following declaration in bold capital letters along with the name of product on front/central panel,- |
Clause 11
Every package containing an admixture of edible oils shall carry the following label declaration in bold capital letter immediately below its brand name/trade name on the front of pack, namely:-
MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS
(*i.e. in raw or refined form)
For pack size less than one litre, the font size of the label declaration “MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS” shall not be less than 3 mm with the length of declaration statement as 35 mm minimum and for label declaration “Name and Nature of edible vegetable oil…..% by weight”, font size shall not be less than 2 mm.
For pack size one litre to below 5 litre, the font size of the label declaration “MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS” shall not be less than 4 mm with the length of declaration statement as 45 mm minimum and for label declaration “Name and Nature of edible vegetable oil…..% by weight” font size shall not be less than 2.5 mm.
For pack size five litre and above, the font size of the label declaration “MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS” shall not be less than 10 mm and for label declaration “Name and Nature of edible vegetable oil…..% by weight” font size shall not be less than 3 mm.
There shall also be the following declaration in bold capital letters along with the name of product on front of pack,-
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Source: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
