Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Information on Packaged Food Products
Posted On:
07 FEB 2020 6:00PM by PIB Delhi
Under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 certain mandatory declarations are required to be made on all pre-packaged commodities in the interest of consumers like name and address of the manufacturer/packer/importer, country of origin, name of the commodity, net quantity, month and year of manufacturing, retail sale price in the form of Maximum Retail Price(MRP) Rs…… (inclusive of all taxes) and consumer care details etc.
The penalty provisions are made under section 36(1) of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 for the violation in respect of the mandatory declarations on the label. For food products the provisions of the Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 are also applicable.
Under the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, State Governments take action for violations of the Rules.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Rajya Sabha today.
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