FSSAI has issued a notification dated 10 November 2020 proposing the amendment on Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Regulations, 2020 related to labelling of multi-sourced edible vegetable oils. The FSSAI has also invited objections and suggestions which may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Food and Drug Administration Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi – 110002 or sent on email at regulation@fssai.gov.in within 60 days. The objections and suggestions may be sent as per the following format. FSSAI.Gov.in
Draft regulations
These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Regulations, 2020. They shall come into force with effective date for implementation to be either 1st January or 1st July subject to a minimum of 180 days from the date of their final publication in the official Gazette.
The amendments have been proposed in the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011.
Proposed amendment is in regulation 2.4, Specific Requirements/ Restrictions on manner of labelling
- In sub-regulation 2.4.2, Labelling of edible oils and fats under clause 4 the following has been added at the end of the clause.
“In case rice bran oil which is physically refined is used as one of the ingredients in Vanaspati, it shall be declared in the ingredient list on the label as “Physically Refined Rice Bran Oil.”
- clause 11 will be amended to the following
“11. Every package containing an admixture of edible oils shall carry the following label declaration in bold capital letter immediately below its brand name/trade name on the front of pack, namely: –
‘MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS’
(Name and nature* of edible vegetable oil) ……………………. % by weight
(Name and nature* of edible vegetable oil) ………………………% by weight
(*i.e. in raw or refined form)
For pack size less than one litre, the font size of the label declaration “MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS” shall not be less than 3 mm, with the length of declaration statement as 35 mm minimum and for label declaration “Name and Nature of edible vegetable oil…. % by weight”, font size shall not be less than 2 mm.
For pack size one litre to below 5 litres, the font size of the label declaration “MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS” shall not be less than 4 mm, with the length of declaration statement as 45 mm minimum and for label declaration “Name and Nature of edible vegetable oil…. % by weight” font size shall not be less than 2.5 mm.
For pack size five litre and above, the font size of the label declaration “MULTI-SOURCED EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS” shall not be less than 10 mm and for label declaration “Name and Nature of edible vegetable oil…. % by weight” font size shall not be less than 3 mm.
There shall also be the following declaration in bold capital letters along with the name of product on front of pack
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