Q: 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?
a) List of ingredients including additives
b) Nutrition information
c) Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession about the possibility of any allergic reactions
d) Vegetarian/non-vegetarian
The correct answer is 1, 2 and 4.
Every package of food shall carry the following information on the label, namely-
The Name of Food
List of Ingredients including additives (Hence the statement 1 is correct)
Nutritional information (Hence the statement 2 is correct)
Declaration regarding Veg or Non-veg (Hence the statement 4 is correct)
Declaration regarding Food Additives
Name and complete address of the manufacturer
Net quantity
Date of manufacture or packing
Lot/Code/Batch identification
Best Before and Use By Date
Country of origin for imported food
Instructions for use
Therefore, Information about Allergic reactions made by the medical profession is not mandatory on the food packets. Hence the statement 3 is not correct.
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