Packaging and labeling of food

Ais Kumar
Deputy Director,
FSSAI, Western Region
Packaging and Labeling of Food
 Section 23. FSS Act 2006
• Packaging and labeling of foods:-
• No person shall manufacture, distribute, sell
or expose for sale or dispatch or deliver to any
agent or broker for the purpose of sale any
packaged food products which are not marked
and labeled in the manner as may be specified
by Regulations.
 FOOD SAFETY &
STANDARDS (PACKAGING
& LABELLING)
REGULATION 2011
Package Labeling
 TYPE OF PACKAGING
Aseptic Packaging of milk Tomato juice in steel cans
 TYPE OF PACKAGING
Coffee beans in burlap bags, gunny
Plastic bag packed cake mix sacks
 TYPE OF PACKAGING
Biscuit component in plastic
bottles Tea Package
TYPE OF PACKAGING
PACKAGING . Regulation
1.2.1(8)
The expression Package
wherever it occurs shall be
construed as Pre Packed
Food.
Pre packaged or Pre
Packed food means food
which is placed in a
package of any nature , in
such a manner that the
contents can not be
changed without
tampering it and which is
ready for sale to the
consumer
 Packaging-General requirements
• Do not use containers which are rusty,
enamelled but chipped and rusty
• Copper or Brass not tinned
• Aluminium not conforming to IS 20, IS 21
standards.
• Plastic not conforming to BIS standards
Food Grade Plastic

Eleven IS Standards are

specified In Reg.2.1.1(2)
Polyethylene
Styrene Polymers
PVC
Polypropylene
Ionomer Resins
Poly alkylene
terephathalate
(PET) etc
 Packaging Requirements

Containers made of plastic materials should conform to-

– IS : 10146 Specification for Polyethylene in contact with foodstuffs
– IS : 10142 Specification for Styrene Polymers in contact with foodstuffs
– IS : 10151 Specification for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), in contact with foodstuffs
– IS : 10910 Specification for Polypropylene in contact with foodstuffs
– IS : 11434 Specification for Ionomer Resins in contact with foodstuffs
– IS: 11704 Specification for Ethylene Acrylic Acid (EAA) copolymer
– IS: 12252 Specification for Poly alkylene terephthalates (PET)
– IS: 12247 Specification for Nylon 6 Polymer
– IS: 13601 Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
– IS: 13576 Ethylene Metha Acrylic Acid (EMAA)
 Packaging Requirements

Specific Packaging requirements for Edible oil-

Material of packaging Conformance

requirement
Tin Plate used for the Standards of prime grade
manufacture of tin quality as per IS 1993 or
containers for packaging 13955 or 9025 or 13954
edible oils and fats

Tin containers for IS No. 10325 or 10339

packaging edible oils and
fats
 Important Terms

DATE OF MANUFACTURE means the date on which

the food becomes the product as described

DATE OF PACKAGING means the date on which the

food is placed in the immediate container in which
it will be ultimately sold
 Important Terms
 PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL means that part of a label which is intended or likely to
be displayed or presented or shown or examined by the customer under normal
and customary conditions of display sale or purchase of the commodity contained
in the package
 Important Terms

 Wholesale package means a package containing —

(a) a number of retail packages, where such first mentioned package is intended
for sale, distribution or delivery to an intermediary and is not intended for sale
direct to a single consumer; or
(b) a commodity of food sold to an intermediary in bulk to enable such
intermediary to sell, distribute or deliver such commodity of food to the consumer
in smaller quantities

 Multi-piece package means a package containing two or more individually

packaged or labeled pieces of the same commodity of identical quantity, intended
for retail either in individual pieces or packages as a whole
 Manner Of Declaration

Principal Display Panel (PDP)

• PDP- that part of the container/package which is intended or likely to be displayed
or presented or shown or examined by the customer under normal and customary
conditions of display, sale or purchase of the commodity contained therein

• All label information shall be given on the PDP

• All information required on label shall either be
– Grouped together at one place
OR
– Pre printed info. at one place and online info. in
another place
 Manner of Declaration

Area of the principal display panel

shall not be less than —
• In the case of a rectangular container, forty percent of the product of height and width
of the panel of such container having the largest area;

• In case of cylindrical or nearly cylindrical, round or nearly round, oval or nearly oval
container, twenty percent of the product of the height and average circumference of
such container; or

• In the case of container of any other shape, twenty percent of the total surface area of
the container except where there is label, securely affixed to the container, such label
shall give a surface area of not less than ten percent of the total surface area of the
container.
 Important Terms

Misbranded Food :
• Food article with
– with false, misleading or deceptive claims
– Imitation
– False information about origin/manufacture
– Added with non permitted additives
– Not declared the additives
 General Requirements

• Label in pre-packaged foods shall be applied in such a

manner that they will not become separated from the
container;

• Contents on the label shall be clear, prominent,

indelible and readily legible by the consumer under
normal conditions of purchase and use;

• Where the container is covered by a wrapper, the

wrapper shall carry the necessary information or the
label on the container shall be readily legible through
the outer wrapper and not obscured by it;
 General Requirements

• Regulation 2.2 (Chapter 2) lays down the requirements for

labeling of prepackaged foods

• It is mandatory that every package of food should carry a

label that bears all the information required under FSSA

• The label should not carry a false, misleading or deceptive

description or presentation of the prepackaged food and
the labeling should not create an erroneous impression
regarding the character of food in any respect
 Important Terms
• “Pre-packaged” or “Pre-packed food”, means food, which
is placed in a package of any nature, in such a manner
that the contents cannot be changed without tampering
it and which is ready for sale to the consumer.

• “Use – by date” or “Recommended last consumption

date” or “Expiry date” means the date which signifies
the end of the estimated period under any stated
storage conditions, after which the food probably will
not have the quality and safety attributes normally
expected by the consumers and the food shall not be
sold;
 Label
• ‘Label’ means any tag ,brand,
mark, pictorial or other
descriptive matter written,
printed, stenciled, marked,
embossed, graphic, perforated,
stamped or impressed on or
attached to container, cover, lid
or crown of any food package
and includes a product insert
 Lot /Code/ Batch Number
Distinguishing mark by which the food can be
traced in manufacture and identified in
distribution.
Best Before Date Use by date / Expiry date
• Quality may have
diminished • After this date , the product
shall not be sold
• But still safe to consume
• Shall not be sold if at any
stage become unsafe
 Label Must Carry…
• Name of the food
• List of ingredients in descending order
• Nutritional information
• Declaration regarding food additives
• Name and complete address of manufacturer
• Net content by weight or Volume
• Lot no/Batch identification
• Date of Manufacturing /Packing
• Best Before Date
• Veg/Non-Veg logo of appropriate dimensions
• Importer details and Country of origin for imported products
• Instructions for use
 Labelling-General Requirements
• Label should be in English or Hindi. Regional
language can also be used along with English
or Hindi.
The label shall not be false,
misleading or deceptive or
creating an erroneous
impression of the product.
• The content of the label shall be clear, prominent,
indelible and readily legible.
• The licence/registration number shall be written on
the label
• Imitation shall not be marked as pure
 Labelling requirements
• Name of Food - Include trade name also.
List of Ingredients
in descending
order. ( Class Title
can be used.)
Eg: Edible
Vegetable Oil,
Starch etc.

Compound
Ingredients
shall be
declared by a
list in Bracket.
• Where an ingredient itself is the product of two or
more ingredients, such a compound ingredient shall
be declared in the list of ingredients and shall be
accompanied by a list, in brackets, of its ingredients
in descending order of weight or volume as the case
may be:
Provided that where a compound ingredient
constitutes less than five percent of the food, the list
of ingredients of the compound ingredients, other
than food additives, need not to be declared

• Added water shall be declared in the list of

ingredients except in cases where water forms part
of an ingredients such as brine, syrup or broth used
in compound foods so declared in list of ingredients.
Nutritional information
 Nutritional Information
• Nutritional information is the declaration of the nutritional composition of
the food
• Should always be stated in numerical terms.
• Must be declared per 100g or 100ml or per serving of the food on the label
• This declaration should compulsorily comprise of the following
information-
– Energy value in kcal
– Protein, fat and carbohydrate along with sugar quantity in g
– Amount of any other nutrient for which a nutrition / health claim is
made
• The amount of vitamins & minerals in metric units
• For nutrition declaration made per serving, the amount in g or ml should
be mentioned for reference beside the serving measure
 Nutritional Information

• When a claim is made on the amount or type of fatty acid or the amount of
cholesterol, the amount of saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids and
polyunsaturated fatty acids in g and cholesterol in mg should be declared. Along
with this, the amount of trans fatty acids in g should also be stated.

Nutrition Information

Amount per 100g of product

Energy # kcal
Protein #g
Carbohydrates #g
Sugars

Fat #g
Saturated fatty acids #g
Polyunsaturated fatty acids #g
Monounsaturated fatty acids #g
Trans fatty acids #g
Cholesterol # mg
 Nutritional Information per
100gm/100ml /per serving
shall be given on the label.

Energy value in kcal.

Amount of Protein,
Carbohydrate(specify
quantity of sugar)
and fat in gm .
Amount of any other
nutrient for which a
nutrition or health
claim is made.
• If the claim is made regarding the
amount of fatty acid, amount of
cholesterol
• The amount of saturated fatty acid,
monosaturated fatty acid, polysaturated
fatty acid in gm
AND
• Cholesterol in mg
AND
• Trans fatty acid in gm shall be declared.
 Added Nutrient
• Food claimed to be enriched with nutrients such as
minerals,proteins,vitamins,metals or their compounds amino
acids or enzymes shall give the quantities of such added
nutrients on the label.
• Wherever numerical information
on vitamins and minerals is
declared, it shall be expressed in
metric units
• Nutritional Information is not necessary
in case of raw agricultural products, table
salt, sugar, jaggery , non-nutritive
products, packaged drinking water,
packaged mineral water, alcoholic
beverages, fruits and vegetables,
products that comprise of single
ingredient, pickles, papad, ready to eat
food, food shipped in bulk which is not
for sale as such.
 Trans Fat
• The food in which hydrogenated vegetable
fats or bakery shortening is used shall declare
on the label that “hydrogenated vegetable
fats or bakery shortening used-contains trans
fat”.

• Trans fat free(if less than 0.2gm/serving

food).
• Saturated fat free(not exceed 0.1gm/
100gm or 100ml of food)
 Health Claims
• Beneficial effect of the food or its
constituent
• Positive contribution to health
• Disease risk reduction
• Physiological role in growth,
development and functions of
the body
 Nutritional claim
• Means that a food has particular
nutritional properties which are not
limited to the energy value but include
protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins
and minerals.

• It describes the Physiological role of

nutrients in growth, development and
normal functions of the body.
 Risk reduction
• In the context of health claims
means significantly altering a
major risk factor for a disease
or health related condition
 VEG AND NON-VEG SYMBOL
• Non- Veg
Brown colour filled circle inside a square with
brown outline having size double the diameter
of the circle.
• Veg
Green colour filled circle inside the square
with green outline.
• Food containing egg only
Non veg symbol with declaration that it
contains egg only.
 Food Additives
• Substance not normally consumed
but added to food for a technological
purpose in the manufacturing/
processing
Declaration regarding Food Additives
• Class title with international numerical
identification number shall be given.
International numbering system - INS
COLOURS
1.Contains permitted natural colour(s)
2.Contains permitted synthetic food colour(s)
3.Contains permitted natural and synthetic food
colour(s)
 Declaration regarding Food Additives
BENEATH THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS.
FLAVOURS
• Contains added flavour ( specify
type)
Natural Flavours
Nature Identical Flavours
Artificial Flavours
Declaration regarding Food Additives

Colour and Flavour

• Contains natural colour(s) and
added flavour(s)
• Synthetic food colours and added
flavours.
 Name and Address of the Manufacturer
• If manufacturing is done on behalf of another
company the address of both should be there in the
label.
• Name and address of the importer shall be there in
the label
 Net Quantity
• Net quantity by weight/ volume/number shall be
declared

• Food in liquid medium shall declare the drained

weight

• Net quantity excludes the weight of the wrappers

and packaging materials
 LOT/CODE/BATCH IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER
• Mark of identification by which the food can
be traced in the manufacture and identified in
the distribution.

• Packages of Bread and Milk including sterilised

Milk are exempted from the provisions of this
Rule.
 DATE OF MANUFACTURE/
PACKAGING
• The date, month and year in which the food is
manufactured, packed, or pre-packed shall be
given on the label
• Month and year shall be given if the best
before date of the product is more than 3
months
• If the food is of short shelf life, ( less than3
months) date, month and year shall be
mentioned on the label
 BEST BEFORE & USE BY DATE
1.BEST BEFORE………MONTHS AND YEAR
2.BEST BEFORE………MONTHS FROM
PACKAGING
3.BEST BEFORE………MONTHS FROM
MANUFACTURE
4.BEST BEFORE………DATE/MONTH/YEAR
5.BEST BEFORE………DAYS FROM
PACKAGING
6.BEST BEFORE………DAYS FROM
MANUFACTURE
Admixture of oils
Blend of …….
Oil and …………
Oil……..
And
Percentage of
each oil
 Only fruit flavours – No fruit Content
• Added Orange flavour
• Added Mango flavour etc shall be written
• Contains no fruit
• No picture of fruit on the label
 Sweetened Carbonated Water
• Carbonated water containing no fruit juice or
fruit pulp shall not have label , leading the
consumer in to believing that it is a fruit
product.
Proprietary
Food
 Proprietary Food

Approximately 270 articles of food ranging from different edible oils to

cereals to bakery and milk products that have been standardized
and their quality defined in Food Safety & Standards (Product
Standards & Food Additives) Regulations, 2011

A proprietary food is therefore a food that has not been standardized

under the FSS (Product Standards & Food Additives) Regulations,
2011
 Requirement of Proprietary food

• The proprietary food must comply with all the labeling requirements
specified above

– In addition to this, the name of the food and/or the category under
which it falls in these rules shall be mentioned
– Also should comply with all regulations under this Act and Regulations
 ‘Proprietary Food’,
(Amendment)
for the sub-regulations 2.12.1, the following shall be substituted,
namely: - “2.12.1: For the purpose of these regulations, -

1) Proprietary food means an article of food that has not been

standardized under these regulations, but does not include any
novel food, food for special dietary use, functional food,
nutraceutical, health supplement and such other articles of food
which the Central Government may notify in this behalf.

2) Proprietary food shall contain only those ingredients other than

additives which are either standardised in these Regulations or
permitted for use in the preparation of other standardised food
under these Regulations.
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3) Proprietary food shall use only such additives as
specified for the Category to which the food belongs
and such category shall be clearly mentioned on the
label along with its name, nature and composition.

4) Proprietary food product shall comply with the food

additives provisions as prescribed in Appendix A and
the microbiological specifications as prescribed in
Appendix B of these Regulations and all other
Regulations made under this Act.

5) The Food Business Operator shall be fully

responsible for the safety of the proprietary food.”
 Wholesale Package
Exemption
• Following not required.
• List of ingredients
• Date of Manufacture.
• Best before
• Irradiation details.
• Veg / Non veg Logo
 6. Exemptions from labeling
 Where the surface area of the package is not more that 100
square cm, the Label of such product shall be exempted
from the requirements of List of Ingredients, Lot or Batch
No, Nutritional Information and Instructions for use but
these information shall be given on the wholesale package
or multi-piece packages as the case may be.

 The Date of Manufacture or Best Before or Expiry Date may

not be required to be mentioned on the package having
surface area of less that 30 square cm but these
information shall be given on the wholesale or multi-piece
package as the case may be.
 6. Exemptions from labeling
• In case of wholesale packages the particulars
regarding list of ingredients. Date of manufacture/
packing, best before, expiry date labelling of
irradiated food and , vegetarian logo/non vegetarian
logo, may not be specified.

• in case of food with shelf-life of not more than

seven days, the 'date of manufacture' may not be
required to be mentioned on the label of packaged
food articles, but the 'use by date' shall be
mentioned on the label by the manufacturer or
packer.
 Prohibitions
– A label shall not contain any statement, claim,
design,device,fancy name or abbreviation which is
false or misleading in any particular concerning
the food contained in the package or concerning
the quantity or nutritive value or in relation to
place of origin of the food
 Prohibitions
• 2.4.6 (1)
– Labels not to contain reference of Act or Rules or
Regulations.
• 2.4.6 ( 2)
– Label not to use words implying recommended by
medical practitioners
• There shall not appear in the label of any package
containing food for sale the word’ recommended’ by
medical profession or any words which imply or
suggest that the food is recommended, prescribed or
approved by medical practioners.
 Prohibitions
• 2.4.6 (3)
– Labels not to contain unauthorized use of words
showing imitation :
• 2.4.6(4)
– Imitations not to be marked pure
• 2.5
– Restriction on misleading advertisements
 New Requirements
G.S.R Updates
1) Amendment in the “Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling)
Regulations,

Amendment
License Number along with the FSSAI’s monogram now mandatory on PDP of
food label
Conversion time period provided by FSSAI - 6 months

2) Transfat /Sat Fat % need to mention on the label for all Oils and Fat Products.
 Restriction on advertisement
• Regulation 2.5
• There shall be no advertisement of any food
which is misleading or contravening the
provisions of Food Safety and Standards Act,
or Rules and Regulations made thereunder.
 Claim

• Claim-means any representation which states,

suggests or implies that a food has particular
qualities relating to its origin, nutritional properties,
nature, processing, composition or any other
quality.
No false claim on the label
Minimum Height of the numerals
S.N Area of Principal Minimum Minimum height of
Panel height of numeral in mm
numeral in mm When blown,
Normal case formed moulded, or
perforated on
container
1. Upto 100cms 1 2
square
2. Above 100cms 2 4
square Upto
500cms square
3. Above 500cms 4 6
square Upto
2500cms square
4 Above 2500 cms 6 8
square
Specific requirements/ restrictions
Labelling of Infant milk substitute and infant food.
“IMPORTANT NOTICE”
• MOTHER’s MILK IS BEST FOR YOUR BABY
• There shall not be a picture of infant or women or
both on the label.
• The words humanized or maternalized or similar
words shall not be used.
• The label shall not exhibit the words ‘”Full protein
Foods” or “Energy Foods” or “Complete Food” or
“Health Food”.
Specific requirements/ restrictions
• Edible Oils and Fats
The expressions “super refined, extra refined,
micro refined, double refined, ultra refined, anti-
cholesterol, cholesterol fighter, soothing to
heart, cholesterol friendly, saturated fat free”or
other expressions exaggerating the quality of
the product shall not be given on label.
 Edible oils/Fats
• Every container in which solvent extracted oil or
de-oiled meal or edible flour is packed for sale,
shall bear the followings.
• i) the Name, trade name if any, or description of
the solvent extracted oil or de-oiled meal or
edible flour, as the case may be
• ii) If it is not confirming the standards of refined
grade solvent extracted oil, it shall be declared on
labels
• a) “Not for direct edible consumption”
• b) “For Industrial non edible use only”
 Edible oils/Fats
• Every container in which the Vanaspati,
margarine, bakery shortening, blended edible
vegetable oil, mixed fat spread and refined
vegetable oil is packed, shall bear the
declaration
• a) the Name/Description of the content “free
from Argemone oil”
• b) the mass/volume of the contents
 Edible oils/Fats
• Every container of refined vegetable oil shall
bear the following, namely-

Refined (name of the oil) oil

If it is imported refined vegetable oil shall bear

the following, it shall be declared as
Imported Refined (name of the oil) oil
 Edible oils/Fats
• Every package containing an admixture of palmolein
with groundnut oil, shall carry the following
declaration
Blend of Palmolein and groundnut oil
Palmolein………per cent
Groundnut Oil………per cent

• Every package containing an admixture of imported

rape seed oil with mustered oil, shall carry the
following declaration
Blend of Imported Rape seed oil and Mustered oil
Imported Rape seed oil ………per cent
Mustered Oil………per cent
 Edible oils/Fats
• Every package of Vanaspati made from more
than 30 per cent of rice bran oil shall bear the
following label
This package of Vanaspati is made from more than 30 percent
of Rice bran oil by weight
 Edible oils/Fats
• Every package containing Fat spread shall carry following label namely-
• Milk Fat Spread
Use before……….
Date of packing……….
Total Milk Fat Content percent by weight…….
• Mixed Fat Spread
Use before……….
Date of packing……….
Per cent by weight……
Total Milk Fat Content percent by weight…….
• Vegetable Fat Spread
Use before……….
Date of packing……….
Total Milk Fat Content percent by weight…….
 Edible oils/Fats
• Every package containing annatto colour in vegetable oil,
shall carry following label namely-
Annatto colour in oil (name of oil) used
• Every package containing an admixture of edible oils shall
carry the following label, namely-
This blend of edible oil contains the admixture of :
(i) ……………..% by weight
(ii) ………………% by weight

(name and nature of edible vegetable oil i.e. raw or refined

form)
Date of packing…………….and
NOT TO BE SOLD LOOSE
 Irradiated Food

Irradiated food shall bear the following declaration and logo –

namely

PROCESSED BY IRRADIATION METHOD

DATE OF IRRADIATION…………..

License number of irradiation unit……….

Purpose of Irradiation…………….
Specific labelling requirements of Milk
and Milk products.
• Condensed milk or desiccated (dried) milk
(i) In case of condensed milk (unsweetened)
CONDENSED MILK UNSWEETENED
(Evaporated Milk) This tin contains the equivalent of(x) ….Litres of tonned milk

(ii) In case of condensed milk (sweetened)

CONDENSED MILK SWEETENED
This tin contains the equivalent of(x) ….Litres of tonned milk with added sugar

(iii) In case of condensed skimmed milk (unsweetened)

CONDENSED SKIMMED MILK UNSWEETENED
(Evaporated Skimmed Milk) This tin contains the equivalent of(x) ….Litres of skimmed milk

(iv) In case of condensed skimmed milk (sweetened)

CONDENSED SKIMMED MILK SWEETENED
This tin contains the equivalent of(x) ….Litres of skimmed milk with sugar added
 Milk and Milk products
(v) In case of condensed milk (sweetened and flavoured)
This has been flavoured with…………….
NOT TO BE USED FOR
INFANTS BELOW 6 MONTHS

(vi) In case of condense milk/ condensed skimmed milk

(unsweetened) sterilized by ultra high temperature (UHT)
treatment
This has been sterilized by UHT process
(vii) In case of milk powder
MILK POWDER
This tin contains equivalent of
(x)…… litres of tonned milk
 Milk and Milk products
(viii) In case milk powder contains lecithin
Milk Powder in this package contains lecithin

(ix) In case of partly skimmed milk powder

Partly Skimmed Milk Powder
This tin contains equivalent of
(x) ….litres of partly skimmed milk
having …… per cent milk fat

(x) In case of Skimmed milk powder

Skimmed milk powder
This tin contains equivalent of (x) ….. Litres of skimmed milk
 Iodized salt and iron fortified salt
• Table iodized salt and iron fortified salts
containing permitted anticaking agent shall
carry a label with declaration
IODIZED SALT/IRON FORTIFIED COMMON SALT* CONTAINS PERMITTED ANTICAKING AGENT

*strike out whichever is not applicable

• Every container of Iron fortified common salt

shall bear a declaration
IRON FORTIFIED COMMON SALT
 Food Package containing Artificial
Sweetener
• The Food Package containing permitted
Artificial Sweetener shall be declared with
(i)This contains………(Name of artificial sweetener)
(ii)Not recommended for children
(iii)(a) *quantity of sugar added ….. gm/100 gm
(b) No sugar added in the product
(iv) Not for Phenylketonurics (if Aspertame is added)
*strike out whichever is not applicable

The Product shall also be declared with

CONTAINS ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER AND FOR CALORIE CONSCIOUS
 Pan Masala and Supari
• The package of Pan Masala and advertisement
relating thereto shall carry the following
warning
Chewing of Pan Masala is injurious to health

• The package of Supari and advertisement

relating thereto shall carry the following
warning
Chewing of Supari is injurious to health
 Packaged Drinking Water/ Mineral
water
• Every package of Drinking Water shall carry following
declaration in capital letters
PACKAGED DRINKING WATER

One time usable plastic bottle shall carry statement

CRUSH THE BOTTLE AFTER USE

• Every package of Mineral Water shall carry following

declaration in capital letters
NATURAL MINERAL WATER

One time usable plastic bottle shall carry statement

CRUSH THE BOTTLE AFTER USE
 Caffeine added product
• Every package of food having added caffeine,
shall be declared with
“CONTAINS CAFFEINE”

Frozen Desserts/ Frozen Confections

• Every package of Frozen Desserts/ Frozen
Confection shall carry a declaration
Frozen Desserts/ Frozen Confection contain …… Milk fat*/
Edible Vegetable Oil*/ and Vegetable fat*
* Strike out whichever is not applicable
 Common Salt
• The package of common salt shall be declared
COMMON SALT FOR IODIZATION*/IRON FORTIFICATION*/ ANIMAL USE*/
PRESERVATION*/ MEDICINE/ INDUSTRIAL USE*

Bakery Items containing oligofructose

• Every package of biscuit, Bread and cakes
containing oligofructose, shall bear
declaration, namely
Contains Oligofructose (dietary fiber) ….. gm/100 gm
 Fresh Fruit coated with wax

• Every package of fresh fruit coated with wax shall

be declared as following

Coated with Wax (give the name of wax)

Gelatin Food Grade

• Gelatin meant for human consumption shall be

labelled as
“Gelatin Food Grade”
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