With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the manufacturer to put which of the following information on the main label, as per the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011? 1. List of ingredients including additives 2. Nutrition information 3. Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession about the possibility of any allergic reactions 4. Vegetarian/ non-vegetarian Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A.1, 2 and 3
- B.2, 3 and 4
- C.1, 2 and 4
- D.1 and 4 only
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is C, 1, 2 and 4. The 2011 FSSAI labelling rules made the list of ingredients, nutrition information and the vegetarian or non-vegetarian mark compulsory, but not medical advice on allergies.
Under these regulations, framed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, a pre-packaged food had to show the name of the food, the ingredients in descending order of weight with any additives, nutritional information such as energy, protein, carbohydrate and fat, and a declaration of whether it is vegetarian or non-vegetarian. That declaration is the familiar green dot in a green square, or a brown dot in a brown square for non-vegetarian food. The label also had to carry the net quantity, batch number, date of manufacture, best-before date and the maker's name and address. Recommendations of the medical profession about allergies were not in the list.
A is wrong: statement 3 is not required, and 4 is left out.
B is wrong: statement 3 is not required, and 1 is left out.
D is wrong: nutrition information (statement 2) is also compulsory.
Exam tip: FSSAI label must = ingredients + nutrition facts + veg/non-veg symbol; allergy medical advice is the trap.
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