India: India's FSSAI Expands its List of Rectifiable Labeling Deficiencies for Imported Food Products

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India: India's FSSAI Expands its List of Rectifiable Labeling Deficiencies for Imported Food Products

On June 17, 2022, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare/Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued Notification F. No. 1828/Misc. Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 notifying the expanded list of rectifiable labeling deficiencies for imported food products. Regulation 6, clause 4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations (2017), provides special dispensation for rectification within custom bound warehouses. Imported food products evidencing labeling deficiencies can be rectified by affixing a single non-detachable sticker or by any other detachable method next to the principal display panel. FSSAI Notification F. No. 1828 notifies two changes to the rectifiable list: (i) Per serving percentage contributions to the recommended dietary allowance and (ii) Date of expiry along with best before date.

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