Huge consignments of imported meats,
cheeses, sauces, edible oil , whisky chocolates mayonnaise and some other
popular items, are held up at port due to insufficient information on the
package labels. The 5 common mistakes in Food label faced by Indian Food
importers are
- Label content should be clearly visible in English or Hindi.
- FSSAI logo & license number
- Ingredient list
- Manufacturer address& Marketed by
- Packing date and expiry date
The Importer should display FSSAI
logo and license number along with name and address of the importer. These may
be Pre-printed on the label or affixed through stickers before customs
clearance. They should follow section 2.3.3 of FSSAI (Packaging and labelling)
Regulations 2011 for the height of letters & numerals and section 2.6.1 for
displaying FSSAI logo and license number.
In case of multiple units
(manufacturer/packer/re-labeller/marketer) the FSSAI logo and license number of
brand owner should be displayed on the individual package.
Some of the top brands of Food and
Beverage sector like GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Ferrero Group, Tata
Starbucks, Lindt chocolates, Cadbury, Mars, Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Bacardi,
William Grant & Sons Brown Forman have been caught by the FSSAI due
to minor errors in label and most of their consignments were sent back or stuck
in port.
As per FSSAI, manufacturers are
required to list the ingredients of a product on its label unless it is a
single ingredient product.
While scotch makers argue that all
alcoholic beverages are made of one ingredient, the Food
Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) say scotch
whisky consignments
were held at the port because sampling found they contain ingredients such as
added caramel, colour or some flavour, whereas the same were not listed in
their labels. Even Codex, which is in line with international standards, does
not deem scotch to be a single ingredient product, said "FSSAI's Chief
Executive Officer Dillip Kumar Samantaray.
Kindly ensure before importing the
Food products to Indian market the Food label meets the Indian FSSR guidelines
for easy clearance at Customs.
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