On 11-10-2022, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has published the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Second Amendment Regulations, 2022. They shall come into force on 01-05-2023.
Key points:
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Schedule II has been modified to insert the warning of “Chewing of Pan Masala Is Injurious to Health, note: The warning statement must cover 50% of front-of-pack of the label.”
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Schedule II has been modified in order to insert Labelling of various types of bread.
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Minimum amount of Specialty Ingredient in case of Multigrain Bread shall be minimum 10% in the 1st year of enforcement and thereafter it shall be 20%. It also provides the special ingredients allowed to be used in various types of breads.