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Bare acts > Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 > Rule 32
 
  


 

32. Package of food to carry a label.-Every package of food shall carry a label and unless otherwise provided in these rules, there shall be specified on every label:

(a) The name, trade name or description of food contained in the package:

(b) The names of ingredients used in the product in descending order or their composition by weight or volume as the case may be:

Provided that in the case of artificial flavouring substances, the label may not declare chemical names of the flavours, but in the case of natural flavouring substances or nature-identical flavouring substances, the common name of flavours shall be mentioned on the label.

Provided also that whenever gelatine is used as an ingredient, a declaration to this effect shall be made on the label by inserting the word “Gelatine-Animal Origin.”

In case of packages of confectionery weighing 20 gm. or less, which are also exempted from the declaration of ingredients, will be exempted from the declaration of “Animal Origin” even if it contains gelatine provided that such declaration shall be given on the multi-piece package in such a manner that the same is readable even without opening the package.

NOTE.-A specific name shall be used for ingredients in the list of ingredients except that-

(i) For ingredients falling in the respective classes, the following class titles may be used, namely: edible fats, edible oil, spice and condiments, edible starches (except modified starches), vitamins and minerals, salts. However in the case of curry powder or mixed masala whole or other such masala containing spices, either whole or powdered as major ingredient, the names of spices used in the product be mentioned on the label in descending order of their composition by weight..”

(ii) For substances falling in the respective classes and appearing in the list of food additives permitted for use in foods generally, the following class titles as may be used, namely anti-oxidants, anti-caking agents, flavour improvers, sequestering and buffering agents, bleaching agents, emulsifying and stabilising agents, anti-loaning agents, preservatives, colours, flavours. vitamins, minerals and edible gums.

(c) The name and complete address of the manufacturer or importer or vendor or packer,

(d) The net weight or number or measure of volume of content, as the circumstances may require, except in the case of biscuits, breads, confectionery and sweets where the weight may be expressed in terms of either average net weight or minimum net weight.

NOTE.-In declaring the net quantity of the commodity contained in the package, the weight of the wrappers and materials other than commodity shall be excluded:

Provided that where a package contains a large number of small items of confectionery each of which is separately wrapped and it is not reasonably practicable to exclude from the net weight of the commodity, the weight of such immediate wrappers of all the items of the confectionery contained in the package, the net weight declared on the package, containing such confectionery or on the label thereof may include the weight of such immediate wrapper if, and only if the total weight of such immediate wrapper does not exceed-

(i) 8 percent. where such immediate wrapper is a waxed paper or any other paper with wax or aluminum foil under strip or

(ii) 6 percent. in the case of any other paper, of the total net weight of all the items of confectionery contained in the package minus the weight of immediate wrapper;

(e) A distinctive batch number or lot number or code number, either in numerical or alphabets or in combination, the numerical or alphabets or their combination, representing the batch number or lot number or “Lot” or any distinguishing prefix:

Provided that in case of canned food, the batch number may be given at the bottom, or on the lid of the container, but the words “batch number” given at the bottom or on the lid, shall appear on the body of’ the container.


(f) The month and year in which the commodity is manufactured or prepacked:

Provided that in the ease of package weighing 20g. or less and liquid products marketed in bottles which are recycled for refilling, particulars under Cl. (b), need not be specified :

Provided further also that such declaration shall be given on the label of multipiece package either on the label of multipiece package or in a separate slip inside fifth multipiece package in such mariner that the same is readable even without opening the package :

Provided also that in case of carbonated water containers and the packages of’ biscuits, confectionery and sweets, containing more than 60 g. but not more than 120 g. and food packages weighing not more than 60 g. particulars under Cls. (d) and (e) need not be specified:

Provided also that in case of package containing bread and milk including sterilised milk, particulars under Cl. (e) need not be specified:

Provided also that no declaration as to the month and year in which the commodity is manufactured or prepacked shall be required to be made on :

(i) Any bottle or package containing liquid milk, liquid beverage having milk as an ingredient, soft drink, ready-to-serve fruit beverages or the like which is returnable by the consumers for refilling except in ease of’ sterilised or ‘UHT’ milk, where date and month of packing shall be mentioned,

(ii) Any package, containing bread and any uncanned package of (a) vegetables, (b)fruits,(c) ice-cream,(d),butter, (e) cheese, (f) fish. (g) meat or (h) any other like commodity,

(iii) Any package of food where the net weight or measure of the commodity is 20 g. or 20 ml. or less is sold by weight or measure.

Explanation. I----The term “label” means a display of written, marked, graphic, printed, perforated, stencilled, embossed or stamped matter upon the container, cover, lid, or crown of any food package.

Explanation II.- “Complete address” means in the case of a company, the address at which its registered office is situated and, in any other case, tire name of the street number (if any) assigned to the premises of the manufacturer or packer and either the name of the city and State where the business is carried on by the manufacturer or packer or the pin code. For the purpose of this explanation, shorter address registered under rule 36 of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977, shall also be treated as complete address.

Explanation III.-For the purpose of declaration of month and year of manufacture, the provision under rule 6 (B) of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977, shall apply.

Explanation IV.-A Batch Number or Code Number or Lot Number is a mark of identification by which the food can be traced in manufacture and identified in distribution.

Explanation V.-“Multipiece package” means a package containing two or more individually packaged or labelled pieces of the same commodity of identical quantity. intended for retail either in individual places or packages as a whole.1

(g) The date of expiry in case of packages of aspartame which shall not be more than three years from the date of packing,]

(h) The purpose of’ irradiation and licence number in case of’ irradiated food.

 

 

 

 

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