HYDERABAD: Labelling of packaged food will be made more stringent as the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to introduce more stringent laws in the country. The draft provisions of the new labelling are almost ready and will be circulated soon, said FSSAI officials.
Once the new labelling provisions are introduced, packed food manufacturers will not be able to get away with any claim they make on the products as they have to be substantiated by a research report. The research findings will either have to be published in a respected international journal or should be verifiable by the FSSAI.
"Every claim that is made will have to be backed by research acceptable to FSSAI," officials said. "A meeting was held to discuss the issue three weeks ago. It was decided that international practices be adopted with regard to labelling of packed food items," Dr B Sesikeran, chairman of the labelling and claims/advertisement panel of FSSAI told STOI. Sesikeran is also the director of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) in Hyderabad.
The FSSAI will set up a reviewing committee, which will verify the claims that are made by the food manufacturer. Only after the FSSAI is satisfied with the claim of the food manufacturer will an approval be given for printing the claim on the packaging of the food item
Once the new labelling provisions are introduced, packed food manufacturers will not be able to get away with any claim they make on the products as they have to be substantiated by a research report. The research findings will either have to be published in a respected international journal or should be verifiable by the FSSAI.
"Every claim that is made will have to be backed by research acceptable to FSSAI," officials said. "A meeting was held to discuss the issue three weeks ago. It was decided that international practices be adopted with regard to labelling of packed food items," Dr B Sesikeran, chairman of the labelling and claims/advertisement panel of FSSAI told STOI. Sesikeran is also the director of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) in Hyderabad.
The FSSAI will set up a reviewing committee, which will verify the claims that are made by the food manufacturer. Only after the FSSAI is satisfied with the claim of the food manufacturer will an approval be given for printing the claim on the packaging of the food item
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