Mandatory Labeling Requirements Implemented From 19th March 2009
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has introduced mandatory labeling for prepackaged Food products vide Notification number 664 (E) effective 19th March 2009. According to this notification, all prepackaged food products will have to carry the following additional information-
- A list of ingredients with following features –
- An appropriate title like “INGREDIENTS”
- Name of the ingredient and their weight or volume in descending order
- If an ingredient is a combination of two or more ingredients (for example in a namkeen mixture) the compound ingredient has to be declared in the list accompanied by a list of its ingredients. This is not required if the compound ingredient is not a food additive and is less than 5% of the food.
- Added water
- Flavoring agents don’t have to be disclosed
- Nutritional information per 100 gm or per 100 ml or per serving containing the following –
- Energy value in kcal
- Protein in gram
- Carbohydrate in gram
- The quantity of sugar in gram
- Fat in gram
- If the claim is made about the amount or type of fat or amount of cholesterol then the amount of following will have to be provided
- Saturated fatty acids in gram
- Monounsaturated fatty acids in gram
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids in gram
- Trans fatty acid in gram
- Cholesterol in milligram
- Any nutrient for which a nutrition or health claim is made
- Foods prepared with hydrogenated vegetable fats or bakery shortening have to declare – “Hydrogenated vegetable fats or bakery shortening used – contains trans fats”
- Irradiated foods or foods with ingredients treated with radiation have to carry a statement indicating the treatment
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