Dimapur, December 22 (MExN): As per the directives received from the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI), New Delhi, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dimapur has directed all the food items manufacturers, including the ones making at home, under Dimapur jurisdiction to put proper labels on each packet, which should have the information mentioned in the box. Non-compliance to this directive would be an offence and punishable under relevant Act and Rules, cautioned the CMO, Dr. MA Wati in a press release. Further, he directed bakeries, hotels, stalls, or any shop selling food items not to sell or store “mis-branded” food articles. Any shopkeeper found violating the above mentioned directives will be penalized under Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006, by the Food Safety personnel/ Food Safety Regulatory Authority at any time without warning, it was stated.
Each food packet should have label with following information:
1. Name of the food
2. Ingredients used
3. Veg or non-veg logo
4. Date of manufacture
5. Lot number/ batch number/ code number
6. Best before
7. Proper packer’s address
8. FSSAI license/ registration number with FSSAI logo, which is mandatory under 2.1 (Packaging and Labelling) Regulation, 2011.
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