Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Laboratory
&Sampling
1. : METALCONTAMINANTS
2. Crop contaminants and naturally occurring toxic substances
3. : Residues
1. : Restriction on the use of insecticides
2.3.2:ANTIBIOTICAND OTHER PHARMA-COLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES
Food Ingredients...
NSF
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4. Applicability of the systems.— (1) The organic food offered or promoted for sale
shall also comply with all the applicable provisions of one of the following
systems, namely:—
(i) National Program for Organic Production (NPOP);
(ii) Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India).
(iii)Any other system or standards as may be notified by the Food Authority from
time to time
The organic food shall also comply with relevant provisions, as
applicable under the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants,
Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011 except for residues of
insecticides for which the maximum limits shall be 5% of the
maximum limits prescribed or Level of Quantification (L of Q)
whichever is higher.
12.
Alcoholic
These regulation came into force from the date of their publication in
Gazette, however the enforcement against these standards will starts from
1st April 2019
“alcoholic beverage” means a beverage or a liquor or a brew containing more
than 0.5 per cent. ABV – Alcohol By Volume. The ethanol used in the
production of alcoholic beverage shall be of agricultural origin;
12.
Alcoholic
“ Food for Special Medical Purpose” FSMP means food intended for -
(i) particular dietary use specially processed or formulated;
(ii)the dietary management of persons and used only under medical
advice;
(iii)the exclusive or partial feeding of persons with a limited, impaired
or disturbed capacity to take, digest, absorb, metabolize or excrete
ordinary foodstuffs or certain nutrients contained therein or
metabolites; or
(iv)other medically determined nutrient requirements, whose dietary
management cannot be achieved only by modification of the normal
diet, by food for specific nutritional use, or a combination of them;
CHAPTER-2
2.2: Labeling
The particulars of declaration required under these Regulations to be specified on the
label shall be in English or Hindi in Devnagri script:
Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent the use of any other language in
addition to the language required under this regulation
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4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGING AND LABELLING
CHAPTER-2
2.2: Labeling
Dehydrated or condensed food, which are intended to be reconstituted by
addition of water, the ingredients in such reconstituted food shall be declared in
descending order of weight or volume as the case may be, and shall contain a
statement such as “Ingredients of the product when prepared in accordance
with the directions on the label”
Every package of food sold as a mixture or combination shall disclose the
percentage of the ingredient used at the time of the manufacture of the food
(including compound ingredients or categories of ingredients).
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ingredient–
(i ) is emphasized as present on the label through words or pictures or graphics; or
(ii ) is not within the name of the food but, is essential to characterize the food and
is expected to be present in the food by consumers, and if the omission of the
quantitative ingredient declaration will mislead or deceive the consumer.
Provided that where the ingredient has been used as flavouring agent, the
disclosure of such ingredient is not required:
4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGINGAND LABELLING
3. Nutritional information
(i) the nutritional information may not be necessary, in case of
foods such as raw agricultural commodities, like, wheat, rice,
cereals, spices, spice mixes, herbs, condiments, table salt,
sugar, jaggery, or non –nutritive products, like, soluble tea,
coffee, soluble coffee, coffee-chicory mixture, packaged
drinking water, packaged mineral water, alcoholic beverages
or fruit and vegetables, processed and pre- packaged assorted
vegetables, fruits, vegetables and products that comprise of
single ingredient, pickles, papad, or foods served for
immediate consumption such as served in hospitals, hotels or
by food services vendors or halwais, or food shipped in bulk
which is not for sale in that form to consumers.
4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGINGAND LABELLING
3. Nutritional information
3. Nutritional information
Nutritional & Labeling
Information
4.
Packaging
& Labeling
PACKAGINGAND LABELLING
Q1 The minimum quantity of milk that could be sent for analysis should be
:
(A) 100ML
(B) 1000 ML
(C) 300ML
(D) 500ML
Q2 Which of the following is prohibited to sale:
(A) A mixture of two or more edible oil as an edible oil
(B) A Mixture of coffee and Tea
(C) A mixture of coffee and Chicory
(D) All of above
Q3 What should be the maximum limit for residues of insecticides in
organic food as prescribed by guidelines:
(A) 10 percent
(B) 1 percent
(C) 5 percent
(D) 12 percent
Q4 Alcoholic beverage” means a beverage or a liquor or a brew containing more
than ----- per cent. ABV – Alcohol By Volume:
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 0.01
(D) 0.5