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This act also sets up the formulation and enforcement of food safety standards in India. The FSSAI appoints food safety authorities on the state level. [18] The FSSAI functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. [19] The main aim of FSSAI is to Lay down science-based standards for articles on food
Regulation 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs: defines "labelling" as "any words, particulars, trade marks, brand name, pictorial matter or symbol relating to a foodstuff and placed on any packaging, document, notice, label, ring or collar accompanying or referring to such foodstuff".
The FPO mark is a certification mark mandatory on all processed fruit products sold in India such as packaged fruit beverages, fruit-jams, squashes, pickles, dehydrated fruit products, and fruit extracts, following the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006.
AGMARK is a certification mark employed on agricultural products in India, assuring that they conform to a set of standards approved by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection an attached Office of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare under Ministry of Agricultural & Farmers Welfare an agency of the Government of India.
Mandatory labelling is mandated in most developed nations and increasingly also in developing nations, especially for food products, e.g. "Grade A" meats. With regard to food and drugs, mandatory labelling has been a major battleground between consumer advocates and corporations since the late 19th century.
The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act is a U.S. law that applies to labels on many consumer products. It requires the label to state: The identity of the product; The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and; The net quantity of contents. The contents statement must include both metric and U.S. customary units.
labels required by the law in India, but are not exactly certifications marks (alphabetical list). Toxicity label is mandatory on the containers of pesticides sold in India. It identifies the level of toxicity of the pesticide in four levels
[3] Section 4205 is an amendment to the nutrition labeling requirements of Section 403(q)(5) in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), under the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (NLEA). Section 4205 mandates labeling nutrition information for foods at chain restaurants and vending machine items to help consumers make more ...