2019年1月3日,印度食品安全标准局(FSSAI)发布了有关新食品包装法规的新闻稿。
据了解,新法规取代了2011年《食品安全和标准(包装和标签)条例》中规定的所有食品包装要求。印度包装法规已与标签法规分开,并计划单独成立一个食品包装科学小组。该法规的合规日期为2019年7月1日。
部分原文报道如下:
New Delhi, January 03, 2019: FSSAI's new packaging regulations havebeen notified this week. The new regulations replac all provisions w.r.t.packaging requirements prescribed in the Food Safety and Standards (Packagingand Labelling) Regulations, 2011. Recognizing the importance of packaging in thefood sector and its impact on food safety, the packaging regulations have beenseparated from the labelling regulations and a separate Scientific Panel forfood packaging is planned.
Primary objective of packaging is to protect the food contents frommicrobiological, chemical, physical and atmospheric contamination and preservethe food and thereby protect consumer's health. Good packaging also ensuresthat there is no change in sensory properties or composition of food whenpacked. Packaging is essential and critical for promoting food safety, extendedshelf-life and thereby enhancing food security.
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