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National Human Rights Commission

Diary No 15413/IN/2021 Case / File No 4227/90/0/2021

Victim Name YOUTH, WOMEN AND CHILDREN Registration Date 22/09/2021

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HTheR packaged food is high in salt, fat and sugar which poses major risk factors for Obesity
Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in India.

and NCDs. The petitioners prayed for implementation of Nutrient Profile Model and Front
of Packet Labelling (FOPL) regulation in India as it will help the food processing industry
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towards healthy food.

Pursuant to the directions of the Commission, Dy. Director Legal Metrology, Weights and
Measures Unit, Deptt. of Consumer Affairs, Min. of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
Distribution vide letter dated 08.04.2022 submitted that as per Legal Metrology (Packaged
Commodities) Rules 2011, Rule 6 states that:

securely affixed thereto, a definite plain
(1) Every package shall bear thereon or on label
and conspicuous declaration made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as, to
a) The name and address of the manufacturer and packer and for any imported package

the name and address of the importer.

b) The common or generic names of the
commodity contained in the package. The name
and number of quantity of each product.

unit of weight or measure. The number of the
c) The net quantity, in terms of the standard
commodity contained in the package shall be mentioned.
d) The month and year in which commodity is manufactured
or pre- packed or imported
shall be mentioned in the package:

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954 (37 of
(i) Provided that the provisions of the
1954) and the rule made there under shall apply.

(ii) Provided further that nothing in this sub-clause shall apply in case of packages
containing seeds.

(iii) Provided that a manufacturer may indicate the month and year using a rubber stamp
without overwriting.

(iv) Provided that for packages containing cosmetics products the provisions of the Drugs
and Cosmetics Rules,1945 shall apply.
(e) If a package contains a commodity
which may become unfit for human consumption
after a period time, the best before or use by date, month and year shall also be mentioned
on the label. provided that nothing in this clause shall apply if a provisions in this regard is
made in any other law.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Ministry of
Assistant Director(Legal),
Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi vide detailed report dated nil received in the
Commission on 04.05.2022 has submitted as under:-
i) That the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 was
promulgated to consolidate the laws
relating to food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import
etc.

ii) The Regulation also mandate that every package of food should carry information viz.
name of food, list of ingredients etc. used in the product in descending order of their
composition etc.

iii) Front Package Labels(FOPL) provides simple nutrition information and more
accessible portion food package instead its back side.

Moreover, FSSAI through its Scientific Panels well Stakeholders’ Consultations

deliberated on matter of Pack Labelling (FOPL), whereupon WHO-SEARO(South-East
Asian Region trans and energy-SEARO Model. Stakeholders, certain industry associations
also submitted comments and raised concern specified thresholds levels sugar. Meanwhile
the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) has advised FSSAL to constitute
working group review the thresholds.
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iv) Food Authority constituted consultative group and consensus emerged on nutrients
concern. Accordingly to specify threshold was referred to Scientific Panel. Furthermore,
FSSAI awarded work to IIM-Ahemdabad to carry out consumer survey to analyse major
FOPL models available across the globe and behavioral change in Indian Consumers on a
National Level. The study report has been presented to the consultative group forum to
provide comments. Regulations in this regard will be framed and processed in a
consultative manner as provided for in the FSS Act, 2006. The most countries in the world
have adopted mandatory display of nutritional information on the back of the pack only
and very few have mandated front of the pack labeling so far.

Commission has perused report. Let the outcome on the basis of Consultative Group
Forum be intimated to the Commission within a period of eight weeks.

List after three months.

Complaint

Diary No 15413/IN/2021 Section FC

Language ENGLISH Mode HRCNET/ONLINE

Received Date 14/09/2021 Complaint Date 14/09/2021

Victim

Victim Name YOUTH, WOMEN AND CHILDREN Gender Female

Religion Unknown Cast Unknown

Address ALL OVER INDIA

District ALL OVER INDIA State ALL OVER INDIA

   
Complainant e t
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SHRUTI NAGVANSHI AND SHIRIN SHABANA KHAN

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SA 4/2 A DAULATPUR, VARANASI - 221002
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District ALL OVER INDIA
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Incident Place
HR ALL OVER INDIA Incident Date NA

Incident Category MISCELLENOUS

Incident District ALL OVER INDIA Incident State ALL OVER INDIA

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