Rectifiable and Non-Rectifiable Labelling requirements - Regarding. - Customs - Instruction F. No. 1-1264/FSSAI/Imports/2015

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (Imports Division), New Delhi, Instruction F. No. 1-1264/FSSAI/Imports/2015, dated 21-12-2015 Subject : Rectifiable and Non-Rectifiable Labelling requirements - Regarding. With regard to the subject cited above, this is to inform that the labelling requirements and the manner in which these are to be depicted on the label of the food products are mentioned in the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulation, 2011. All the labelling requirements are mandatory. However, to facilitate trade, FSSAI has permitted rectification of 3 labelling requirements in the custom bonded warehouses by the importers, the details of which are as under : Mandatory/ Non-Rectifiable Labelling Requirements Rectifiable Labelling Requirements (i) The Name of Food (i) Declaration regarding Veg or Non- veg (ii) List of Ingredients (ii) Name and Address of the Importer (iii) Nutritional information (iii) FSSAI logo and License Number (iv) Declaration regarding Food Additives (v) Name and complete address of the manufacturer (vi) Net quantity (vii) Lot/Code/Batch identification (viii) Date of manufacture or packing (ix) Best Before and Use By Date (x) Country of origin for imported food (xi) Instructions for use The labelling requirements of food products is directly related to the safety of food. It has been reiterated in several judgments of various High Courts and Supreme Court that labelling of food products is important for traceability and for giving an opportunity to the consumer for making an informed choice.