MANU/HFAM/0101/2011
Ministry
: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department/Board
: Health and Family Welfare
Notification
No. : 2-15015/30/2010
Date : 01.08.2011
Referred IN
Industry: Health Care
Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and labelling) Regulations, 2011
Whereas in exercise of the powers conferred by clause
(k) of subsection (2) of section 92 read with section 23 of Food Safety and
Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) the Food Safety and Standards Authority of
India proposes to make Food Safety and Standards Regulations in so far they
relates to Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011, and;
Whereas these draft Regulations were published in consolidated form at pages
1 to 776 in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part III - Sec. 4 dated 20th
October 2010 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be
affected thereby before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on
which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made
available to the public;
And whereas the copies of the Gazette were made available to the public on
the 21st October 2010;
And whereas objections and suggestions received from the stakeholders within
the specified period on the said draft Regulations have been considered and
finalized by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Now therefore, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India hereby makes
the following Regulations, namely,--
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS (PACKAGING AND LABELLING) REGULATIONS, 2011
CHAPTER 1
General
1.1: Short title and commencement
1.1.1: These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards
(Packaging and labelling) Regulations, 2011
1.1.2: These regulations shall come into force on or after 5th August, 2011
1.2: Definitions--