India: FSSAI Issues Directive for Label Declarations for Recommended Dietary Allowances - RDAs

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   IN2022-0023

On February 3, 2022, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare/Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued directive SS-T017/1/2022-Standard-FSSAI [E4478]. The directive instructs food business operators to provide per serve percentage contributions for recommended dietary allowances (RDA) on the product label.

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