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title: "Draft Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Regulations, 2018: Duty to Display"
date: 2018-12-11
author: "Sindhuja Kashyap"
url: https://ksandk.com/food/draft-food-safety-and-standards/
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# Draft Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Regulations, 2018: Duty to Display

Posted On - 11 December, 2018 • By - Sindhuja Kashyap

Ministry of Health and Welfare[[1]](#_ftn1)  

vide notification dated October 08, 2018 has brought in the draft Food Safety  

and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Regulations, 2018 (“**2018 Regulation**”) for public comments  

and suggestion. The 2018 Regulation intends to bring about an insertion in Regulation  

2.4, after sub-regulation 2.4.4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and  

Labelling) Regulations, 2011. Keeping in mind the increasing health awareness  

among the public toward the food intake and calories count, duty of display of various  

relevant information has been imposed on the food service establishments.

The 2018 Regulation states that all food  

service establishments (“**establishment**”)  

having central license or outlets at 10 or more locations shall display  

calorific value of each of the food items sold by them on their menu cards or  

boards. Further, the establishment are also required to display the reference  

information on the requirements of 2000 Kcal energy for an average adult per  

day.

Further, the establishments are also  

required to ensure display of the following information at the point of sale or  

service of the food:

- any warning/gluten free and low  

gluten status in food; and
- information relating to  

statutory declarations required under these regulations;
- information relating to  

allergens in the food;
- logo for veg or non-veg;
- Information relating to organic  

food or ingredients.

 The  

duty for display of the abovementioned information has not been restricted only  

to the brick and mortar outlets but has also been extended to e-commerce food  

business operators. Further, the establishments along with the e-commerce  

business operators are also required to keep written nutritional information on  

the food items sold by them in the form of booklets or handouts or on their  

website. Such nutritional information shall be made readily available to the  

customers as and when requested from their end.

It is pertinent to note that the  

abovementioned display duty is not applicable on event caterers and food  

service premises that operate for less than 60 days in a calendar year,  

self-serve condiments that are free of charge and not listed on the menu and special-order  

items or modified meals and menu items as per customer’s request.

Contributed by  
Sindhuja Kashyap

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[[1]](#_ftnref1) [https://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss-legislation/notifications/draft-notification.html](https://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss-legislation/notifications/draft-notification.html)

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