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FSSAI withdraws direction on best before dates for sweets
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Wednesday, 22 November, 2023, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The food authority has withdrawn a direction that asks food businesses to put 'best before date' in case of non- packaged food items, particularly, sweets.
According to the FSSAl, the subject needs further review by the scientific panel.
"The directions were issued in parity with the declarations required for the packaged food products under the erstwhile FSS (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011. Now considering that the FSS (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011, has been superseded by the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, the ibid direction have been reviewed and it is observed that the same require further deliberations by the concerned 'Scientific Panel' regarding the declaration of date markings on non-packaged/loose food products," reads the statement issued by the FSSAI.
The withdrawn direction was isued in September 2020, which asked the food businesses to put best before date, on loosely sold food items. However, the FBOs may continue to declare 'best before date' on non-packaged sweet/loose sweet containers/tray on a voluntary basis.
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