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TMI BlogStandardized Packaging of 19 Commodities of Day- to-Day use made MandatoryX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Standardized Packaging of 19 Commodities of Day- to-Day use made Mandatory X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... specified standard packs only. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution had issued a notice on June 5, 2012 in this regard by amending Legal Metrological (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. Manufacture, packing or import of these 19 commodities in non-standard packs will invite penal action. These 19 commodities and their specified packaging standards are as follows: Sl. No. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Commodities Quantities in which to be packed 1. Baby food 25g, 50g, 100g, 200g, 300g, 350g, 400g, 450g, 500g, 600,g, 700 g, 800 g, 900g, 1 kg, 2kg, 5 kg and 10 kg. 2. Weaning food. Below 50g no restriction, 50 g, 100g, 200g, 300g, 400g, 500g, 600g, 700g, 800g, 900g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg and 10 kg. 3. Biscuits 25g, 50g, 60g, 75g, 100g, 120g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 300g, thereafter in multiples of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 100g up to 1 kg and thereafter in multiples of 500g up to 5 kg. 4. Bread including brown bread but excluding bun. 50g and there after in of multiples 50g upto 500g and above 500g in the multiples of 100g. 5. Un-canned packages of butter and margarine Below 25g no restriction, 25 g, 50 g, 100 g, 200 g, 500 g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, and thereafter in multiples of 5 kg. 6. Cereals and Pulses Belo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... w 100g no restriction, 100g, 200g, 500g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg and thereafter multiples of 5 kg 7. Coffee Below 25g no restriction, 25g, 50g, 75g, 100g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 500g, 1kg, 1.5kg, 2kg and thereafter in multiples of 1kg. 8. Tea Below 25g no restriction, 25g, 50g, 100g, 125g 250g, 500g, 1kg and thereafter in multiples of 1kg. 9. Materials which may be constituted or reconstituted as bev ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erages. Below 50g no restriction, 50 g, 75g, 100 g, 200 g, 250g, 400g, 450g, 500 g, 750g, 1 kg and thereafter in multiples of 1 kg. (56g and 61g for medical purpose only) 10 Edible Oils Vanaspati, ghee, butter oil 50 g, 100 g, 200 g, 250g, 500 g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 3 kg, 5 kg and thereafter in multiples of 5 kg. If net quantity is declared by volume then 50ml, 100ml, 200ml, 250ml, 500ml, 1 litre, 2 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... litre, 3 litre, 5 litre and thereafter in multiple of 5 litre and the net quantity must be declared by mass also in the same size of letters/ numerals 11. Milk Powder. Below 50g no restriction, 50 g, 100g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 500 g, 1 kg and thereafter in multiples of 500 g. 12. Non-soapy detergents (powder) Below 50 g no restriction, 50g, 75g, 100g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 500g, 700g, 750g, 1kg, 1 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .5 kg, 2 kg and thereafter, in multiples of 1 kg. 13. Rice(powdered), flour, atta, rawa and suji. 100g, 200g, 500g, 1kg, 1.25kg, 1.5kg, 1.75kg, 2kg, 5 kg and thereafter in multiples of 5 kg. 14. Salt Below 50g in multiples of 10g, 50g, 100g, 200g, 500g, 750g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg and thereafter in multiples of 5 kg. 15. Soaps (a) Laundry Soap 25g, 50g, 75g, 100g, 125g, 150g and thereaf ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ter in multiples of 50g. (b) Non-soapy detergent cakes/ bars. Below 50g no restriction, 50g, 75g, 100g, 125g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 300g and thereafter in multiples of 100g (c) Toilet Soap including all kinds of bath soap (cakes). 15g, 25g, 50g, 60g, 75g, 100g, 125g, 150g and thereafter in multiples of 50g. 16. Aerated soft drinks, non-alcoholic beverages. 65 ml (fruit based drinks only), 1 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 00 ml, 125ml(fruit based drinks only), 150 ml, 160ml, 175ml, 180ml, 200 ml, 240ml, 250 ml, 300 ml, 330ml(in cans only), 350ml, 400ml, 475ml, 500 ml, 600ml, 750 ml, 1 litre, 1.2 litre, 1.25 litre, 1.5 litre, 1.75 litre, 2 litre, 2.25 litre, 2.5 litre, 3 litre, 4 litre and 5 litre. 17. Mineral water and drinking water 100 ml, 150 ml, 200 ml, 250 ml, 300 ml, 500 ml, 750 ml, 1 litre, 1.5 litre, 2 l ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... itre, 3 litre, 4 litre, 5 litre and in multiples of 5 litre. 18. Cement in bags. 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 20 kg, 25 kg, 40 kg (for White cement only) and 50 kg. 19. Paint varnish etc. (a) Paint (other than paste paint or solid paint) varnish, varnish stains, enamels. 50 ml, 100 ml, 200 ml, 500 ml, 1 litre, 2 litre, 3 litre, 4 litre, 5 litre and thereafter in multiples of 5 litre. (b) Pa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ste paint and solid paint 500g, 1 kg, 1.5 kg, 2 kg, 3 kg, 5 kg, 7kg and thereafter multiple of 5 kg. (c) Base paint: 100ml, 250ml, 400ml, 450 ml, 500 ml, 900 ml, 925 ml, 950 ml, 975 ml, 1 litre, 1.5 litre, 2.0 litre, 2.5 litre, 3.5 litre, 3.6 litre, 3.7 litre, 3.8 litre, 3.9 litre and 4 litre and no restriction above 4 litre. However non-standard packs which have already been manufactured and ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... packed on or before 31st October, 2012 and are ready for sale in different retail outlets, have been exempted from penal action. Controllers of Legal Metrology in all the states and UTs have been asked to ensure strict compliance of the order.
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