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42. Form of labels.- (A) (A) Coffee chicory mixture.----- 1[(i) * * * ]


COFFEE BLENDED WITH CHICORY
This mixture contains
Coffee..……………. percent.
Chicory.…………… percent.

2[(ii)[ * * * * * ]

3[(iii)[ * * * * * ]

4[(iv) Every package containing Instant Coffee-chicory mixture shall have affixed to it is a label upon which shall be printed in the following declarations :

Instant Coffee-Chicory mixture made from blends of Coffee and Chicory

Coffee …….. percent.
Chicory …….. percent.]


(B) Condensed milk or desiccated (dried) milk.-

(i) Every package containing condensed milk or desiccated (dried) milk shall bear a label upon which is printed such one of the following declarations as may be applicable or such other declaration substantially to the like effect as may be allowed by the State Government:

5[(a) In the case of condensed milk (unsweetened).


CONDENSED MILK UNSVVEETENED
(Evaporated Skimmed Milk)

This tin contains the equivalent of’(x) 6[liters of toned milk]


(b) (b) In the case of condensed milk (sweetened)

CONDENSED MILK SWEETENED
This tin contains the equivalent of (x)
[ liters toned milk] with sugar added.

(c) (c) In the case of condensed skimmed milk (unsweetened)

CONDENSED SKIMMED MILK SKIMMED UNSWEETENED
(Evaporated Milk)
This Tin contains the equivalent of (x)

liters of skimmed milk

(d) In the case of condensed skimmed milk (sweetened)

CONDENSED SKIMMED MILK SWEETENED

This tin contains the equivalent of (x) .... litres
of skimmed milk with sugar added.

7[(dd) In the case of condensed milk (sweetened and flavoured).

This has been flavoured with
NOT TO BE USED FOR INFANTS BELOW SIX MONTHS]




8[(ddd)In the case of condensed milk/condensed skimmed milk
(unsweetened) sterilised by Ultra High Temperature (UHT) treatment:

This has been sterilised by

UHT Process]


(e) In the case of milk powder:


MILK POWDER

This tin contains the equivalent of (x)…
9[litres of toned milk]

10[(ee) In the case of milk powder which contains lecithin;

MILK POWDERED IN THIS PAKAGE CONTAINS LECITHINS


(f) (f) In the case of partly skimmed milk powder:

PARTLY SKIMMED MILK POWDER
This tin contains the equivalent of (x) .... liters
of partly skimmed milk having …….percent. milk fat.


(g) (g) In the case of skimmed milk powder:

SKIMMED MILK POWDER
This Tin contains the equivalents of (x)........ litres
of skimmed milk


(ii) The declaration shall in each case be completed by inserting at (x) the appropriate number in words and in figures, for example, “one and a hall- (1 1/2)” any traction being expressed as eighth, quarters or a half, as the case may be.11[* * *]

12[(iii) There shall not be placed on any package containing condensed milk or desiccated (dried) milk any comment on, explanation of, or reference to either the statement of equivalence, contained in the prescribed declaration or on the words “machine- skimmed”, “skimmed”, or “unsuitable for babies”, except instructions as to dilution as follows :


“To make a fluid not below the composition of 13[toned milk] or skimmed milk 14[* * *] (as the case may be) with the contents of volume to one part by volume of this condensed milk or desiccated (dried) milk.”

15“[Sweetened condensed milk and other similar products which are not suitable for infant feeding shall not contain any instruction of’ modifying them for infant feeding.]

(iv) Wherever the word “milk” appears on the label of a package of condensed skimmed milk or of’ desiccated (dried) skimmed milk as the description or part of’ the description of the contents, it shall be immediately preceded or followed by the word “machine-skimmed” or “skimmed” or “partly-skimmed” as the case may be.

16[(C) Fluid milk.-The caps of the milk bottles shall clearly indicate the nature of the milk contained in them. The indication may be either in full or by abbreviation shown below:

(i) Buffalo milk may be denoted by the letter “B”

(ii) Cow milk may be denoted by the letter “C”

(iii) Goat milk may be denoted by the letter “G”

(iv) Standardized milk may be noted by the letter “S”

(v) Toned milk may be denoted by letter “T”

(vi) Double-toned milk may be denoted by the letters “DT”

(vii) Skimmed milk may be denoted by the letter “K”

(viii) Pasteurized milk i-nay be denoted by the letter “P” followed by the class- of milk. For example, pasteurized buffalo milk shall bear the letters “PB,] 17[alternatively colours of the caps of the milk bottles shall be indicative of the nature of milk contained in them, the classification of colours being displayed at places where milk is sold/stored or exhibited for sale, provided that the same had been simultaneously intimated to the concerned Local (Health) Authority .Other media or information like press may also be utilized.

18[(D)] Ice-cream.-Every dealer in ice-cream or mixed ice-cream who, in the street or other place of public resort, sells or offers or exposes for sale ice-cream or ice-candy from a stall or from a cart, barrow or other vehicle, or from a basket phial, tray or other container used without a staff or a vehicle, shall have his name and address along with the name and address of the manufacturers, if any, legibly and conspicuously displayed on the stall, vehicle or container, as the case may be.

19[20[(E) Hingra-Every container containing Hingra shall bear a label upon which is printed a declaration in the following form namely:

“This container contains Hingra (Imported) from Iran /Afghanistan and is certified to be conforming to the standards laid down in the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955”.]

21[F] Light Black Pepper.-Every package containing light black pepper shall bear the following label in addition to the Agmark seal and the requirements prescribed under rule 32 :

Light Black Pepper (Light berries).]



22[23[(G Every package containing “Cassia Bark” shall bear the following label:

CASSIA BARK (TAJ)]



24[(GG) Every package containing “Cinnamon” shall bear the following label:

CINNAMON (DALCHINI)


(H)) Every package of chillies which contains added edible oil shall bear the following label


CHILLES IN THIS PACKAGE

CONTAINS AN ADMIXTURE OF NOT
MORE THAN 2 PERCENT. OF

(Name of Oil,) Edible Oil..


25[(I) * * * * * *]

(j) Every package of ice-creams kulfi, kulfa, and chocolate ice-cream containing starch shall have a declaration on a label as specified in sub-rule (2) of rule 43.


(k) Partly skimmed milk Powder (sour) used by industry like bakery, containing sodium bicarbonate as a neutralizer shall have a label declaration as “UNFIT FOR DIRECT CONSUMPTION”].

(L) (L) Masala. - 26[Every package of mixed masala fried in oil shall bear the following label].


MIXED MASALA ( FRIED )
The masala has been fried in

……………………………
(Name of the edible oil used)]


27[(M) Compound Asafoetida.—every container of compounded asafetida shall indicate the approximate consumption of edible starch or edible starch or cereal flour used in the compound ,on the label.]

28[(N) Every package containing maida treated with improver or bleaching agents shall carry the following label, namely: shall carry the following label, namely:


“WHEAT FLOUR TREATED WITH IMPROVER/ BLEACHING

AGENTS TO BE USED BY BAKERIES ONLY.”


29[(O) Every package containing an admixture of palmolein with groundnut oil shall carry the following label namely:


BLEND OF POLMOLEIN AND GROUNDNUT OIL
Palmolein…………….Percent.
Groundnut ……………..oil Percent.]


30[(P) Every package containing an admixture of imported rape-seed oil with mustard oil, shall carry the following label, namely:

BLEND OF IMPORTED RAPE- SEED OIL AND MUSTARD OIL


Imported rape-seed oil………………Percent.

Mustard Oil…………………..Percent.

31[(Q) Every package of 32[synthetic food colour] preparation and mixture shall bear a label upon which is printed a declaration giving the percentage of total dye content.]

33[(R) Unless otherwise provided in these rules ,every package of malted milk food which contains added natural matter except caramal, shall bear the following label;

MALTED MILK FOOD IN THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS PERMITTED NATURAL COLOURNG MATTER

34[S) Every advertisement for and/ on a package of food containing added Monosodium Glutamate shall carry the following declaration, namely :

This package....... (name of food) contains added MONOSODIUM
GLUTAMATE, 35[NOT RECOMMENDED FOR INFANTS BELOW 12
MONTHS]

36[(T) Every container or refined salseed Fat shall bear the following label, namely:


REFINED SALSEED FAT

FOR USE IN BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY ONLY

37[(U) * * * * *]
38[(V) Every container or package of table salt or iron fortified common salt containing aluminum silicate as anti-caking agent shall bear the following label namely:

“TABLE, SALT/ IRON FORTIFIED COMMON SALT”‘

Contains permitted anticaking agent

Strike out whichever is not applicable

(VV) Every container or package of iron fortified common salt shall bear the following label, namely:


“IRON FORTIFIED COMMON SALT”.]


39[ W) Every container of refined vegetable oil shall bear the following label, namely:

“REFINED (NAME OF THE OIL,”)


Provided that the container of imported edible oil shall also bear the word “IMPORTED”, as [prefix.]

40[(X) Every package of the Dried Glucose Syrup containing sulphur dioxide exceeding 40 ppm] shall bear the following label, namely:


DRIED GLUCOSE SYRUP

FOR USE IN SUGAR CONFECTIONERY ONLY
41[(Y) A package containing tea with added flavour for export shall bear the following label, namely:

Tea with (Name of flavour)
FOR EXPORT ONLY
Licence No.......................... ]

42[(YY)A package containing tea with added flavour shall bear the following label. namely:

FLAVOURED TEA


(Common name of permitted flavour/percentage Registration No.)]

43[(Z) A package containing annatto colour vegetable oils shall bear the following label, namely:


ANNATTMO COLOUR IN OIL
(Name of oil/oils used]

44[(ZZ) Every package containing an admixture of edible oils shall carry the following label, namely:-

This blended edible vegetable oil contains an admixture of.-

(i) ………………………% by weight.

(ii) ………………………….% by weight.

(Name and nature of edible vegetable oils, i.e. in raw or refined form).(Date of packing )]

45[(ZZZ) Every package of chewing tobacco shall bear the following label namely:


“Chewing of tobacco is injurious to health”]-



46[(ZZZ)
(1) :-Every package of food which is permitted to contain artificial sweetener mentioned in table given in 47[rule 47, and an advertisement for such food] shall carry the following label, namely: This (name of food) contains (name of artificial sweetener)

48[(ZZZ)
(2):--- 49[(2) Every package of Aspertaime (Methyl ester). Acesulfame-K and Saccharine Sodium marketed as Table Too Sweetener and every package of carbonated water/synthetic soft drink concentrate containing either of these artificial sweeteners and every advertisement for such Table Top Sweetener or such carbonated water/synthetic soft drink concentrate shall carry the following label, namely:


Contains (name of artificial sweetener)

Not recommended for Children” :


Provided that the package of aspartame (Methyl ester) marked as Table Top Sweetener and every package of food containing Aspertaime, and the advertisement for such Table Top sweetener and Food shall also carry the following label, namely:

“Not for Phenylketoneurics’.)


48[(ZZZ)
(3):-Every package of Pan Masala and advertisement relating thereto, shall carry the following warning, namely:

“Chewing of Pan Masala may be injurious to health”.]




50[(ZZZ)
(4):- Every package of vanaspati made from more than 30 percent. of Rice bran oil shall bear the following label, namely:


“30 percent. Rice bran. Oil by weight”

package of vanaspati is made from more than



(ZZZ)
(5):- Every package containing Fat Spread shall carry following, namely:

(i) Milk Fat spread
Use of before
Date of packing ..........

Percent. By weight...........
Total Milk fat content……………..


(ii) Mixed Fat Spread Use before

Date of packing……………
Percent. by weight…………
Milk Fat Content by weight……..

Milk fat content …………

Percent by weight …………

Total Fat content………….


(iii.)Vegetable Fat Spread]

Use before……….
Date of packing ………..
Percent. by weight………..
Total Fat Content………



51[( ZZZ)

(6).__ Every package of supari and advertisement relating there to shall carry the following warning in conspicuous and bold print. Namely:

“Chewing of supari is injurious to health.]


52[(ZZZ)
(7).- All packages of irradiated food shall bear the following declaration and logo, namely:


Processed by Irradiation method
Date of irradiation………….
Licence No……………….
Purpose of Irradiation………]

53[(8) Every package of cheese (hard), surface treated with Natamycin, shall bear the following label, namely:-

Surface treated with Natamycin-I


54[(ZZZ)
(9) Every package of fruit Squash by whatever name it is sold, containing additional sodium or potassium salt shall bear the following label, namely,-


IT CONTAINS ADDITIONAL SODIUM / POTASSIUM SALT

55[“ ZZZ
(10) (10) Every package of Bakery and Industrial Margarine made from more than 30 percent. of Rice Bran Oil shall bear the following label, namely:-

This package of Bakery & Industrial Margarine is made from more than 30 percent. Of Rice Bran Oil by Wt.”.]



1. Omitted by G.S.R. 422 (E), dated 29th April, 1987.
2. Omitted by S.R.O. 2755, dated 25th November, 1956.
3. Food Inspector. Cochin Corpn. v. pinchaya Konar, Prameshwaran, (1975) 2F.AJ. 393 at pp. 395, 396 (ker.).
4. Ins. by G.S.R. 917 (E), dated 17th November, 1987 (w.e.f. 17th February, 1988).
5. Subs. by G.S.R. 1536, published in the Gazette o India. Pt. II, Sec. 3 (i) dated 24th August, 1968.
6. Subs. by G.S.R. 10 (E). dated 7th January, 1991 (to be effective after six months from 7th January, 1991).

7. Ins. by G.S.R. 55 (E), dated 31st January, 1979.
8. Ins. by G.S.R. 223 (E), dated 20th May, 1996 (w.e.f 20th November, 1996).
9. Subs. by G.S.R. 10 (E), dated Title January, 1991 (to he effective after six months front 7th January, 1991).
10. Subs. by G.S.R. 55 (E). dated 3Ist January, 1979.
11. Omitted by G.S.R. 10 (E). dated 7th January, 1991 (to be effective after six months from 7th January, 1991)
12. Amended by G.S. R. 1340, dated 4th November, 1961.
13. Subs. By G.S.R. 10(E), dated of 7th January, 1991 (to be effective after six months from 7th January, 1991).
14. Omitted by S.R.O. 2755, dated 20th November, 1956.
15. Ins. by G.S.R. 257 (E), dated 3rd May, 1991 (w.e.f. 3rd November, 1991).
16. Added by G.S.R. 938, dated 26th May, 1971.
17. Ins. by G.S.R. 243 dated 15th February, 1980, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Pt. II, Sec. 3 (i) dated 1st March, 19980.
18. Sub-rules “(c)” and “(d) re-numbered ad “D” and “(E)” by G.S.R. 938, dated 26th May, 1971.
19. Ins. by G.S.R. 1256, dated 17th August, 1967.
20. Omitted by S.R.O. 2755, dated 20th November, 1956.
21. 21. Re-numbered by G.S.R. 938. dated 26th May, 1971.
22. 22. 22. Ins. by ibid.
23. Renumbered by ibid.
24. Ins. by G.S.R. 205, dated 13th February, 1974.
25. Sub-rule, as amended by G.S.R. 109 (E), dated 26th February, 1983, viz. “(1) Every package of curry powder shall bear a label upon which is printed a declaration giving (* * *) the names of species in descending order of composition on wt/wt. basis” or omitted by C,. S. R . 422 (E) dated 29th April, 1987 (w.e.f. 29th April, 1988).
26. Subs by ibid,(w.e.f. 29th April,1989); for the words “every package of mixed masala shall bear a label specifying ingredients of products in descending orders by weight” inserted by G.S.R. 63 (E), dated 15th Feb, 1976 and the words “ if mixed masala is fried in oil ,shall bear following label”, subsequently inserted by G.S.R 109 (E),dated 26th Feb, 1963.
27. Subs by G.S.R. 55 (E), dated 31st January, 1979.
28. Ins. By G.S.R. 1417, dated 20th December, 1976, published in the Gazette of India. Pt. II, dated 2nd oct,1976.
29. Ins. By G.S.R.. 651 (E) dated 22nd Oct, 1977.
30. Ins. by G.S.R.732 (E) ,dated 5th December,1977.
31. Ins. By G.S.R. 393 (E), dated 4th August,19788.
32. Subs. By G.S.R.304 (E),dated 4th June,1997 (w.e.f. 4TH June,1997).
33. Ins. by G.S.R. 55 (E), dated 4th June, 1997 (w.e.f. 4th June, 1997).
34. Subs. by G.S.R. 101 (E). dated 18th February, 1992 (w.e.f. 18tb August, 1992).
35. Subs. by G.S.R. 121 (E), dated I Ith March 1996 (w.e.f. 11th September, 1996). Ins. by G.S.R. 19 (E), dated 28th January, 1980.
36. Ins. G.S.R. 19 (E), dated 28 th January, 1980.
37. Omitted by G.S.R. 101 (E), dated 18th January, 1992 (w.e.f. 18th August, 1992).
38. Subs by G.S.R. 11 (E), dated 4th, January, 1985.
39. Ins. by G.S.R. 44 (E), dated the 5th February, 1982 (w.e.f. 4th August, 1982).
40. Ins. by G.S.R. 57 (E). dated 11th February, 1982 (w.e.f. 10th February, 1982).
41. Ins. by G.S.R. 848 (E), dated the 19th November, 1983.
42. Ins. by G.S. R. 847 (E), dated 7th December, 1994.
43. Ins. by G.S.R. 764 (E), dated 15th November, 1984.
44. Subs. by G.S.R. 91 (E), dated 7th February, 1992 (w.e.f. 7th February, 1992).
45. Ins. by G.S.R. 852 (E), dated 13th June, 1986 (w.e.f. 13th December, 1986),
46. Added by G.S.R. 454 (E), dated 15th April, 1988 (w.e.f. 15th April, 1988).
47. Subs. by G.S.R. 284 (E), dated 29th May, 1997 (w.e.f. 29th November, 1997).
48. Subs. by G.S.R. 729 (E), dated 23rd August, 1990 (w.e.f. 23rd August, 1990).
49. Subs. by G.S.R. 284 (E), dated 29th May, 1997 (w.e.f. 29th November, 1997).
50. Ins. by G.S.R..481. dated 6th September,1993 (w.e.f. 2nd October,1993).
51. Ins. by G.S.R .695 (E). dated 9thNovember ,1993 (w.e.f. May,1994 ).
52. Added by G.S.R. 614 (E), dated 9th August, 1994.
53. Ins. by G.S.R. 223 (E), dated 20th May, 1996 (w.e.f. 20th November, 1996).
54. Ins. by G.S.R. 121 (E), dated 11th March, 1996 (w.e.f. 11th September, 1996).
55. Ins. by G.S.R. 465 (E), dated 14th August, 1997 (w.e.f. 14th August

 

 

 

 

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