Food items to have key info on 40% pkt area
The Dollar Business Bureau The Government of India has made amendments in the packaged food commodities rules and insists that food manufacturing units should prominently display six key details, including retail price and quantity, on at least 40% of the area on the packet. According to an official release, the norms for packaged products have been revised by the Consumer Affairs Ministry. The new norms will be put into effect from July this year. Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has given directions to the officials in the Ministry to make sure that the amended norms are positively put into effect from July. In a meeting of the Bureau of Indian Standards’ (BIS) governing body on Friday at Mussoorie, ...
BIS to develop standards for 43 products under Make in India programme
Source: PIB, Government of India Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has taken up development of standards for 43 products identified by Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) for manufacturing quality products in the country under Make in India programme. It has also decided to develop or upgrade standards for basic consumer services like potable water and waste collection and disposal besides revising National Building Code to promote safe and environment friendly construction in the country. This was informed during the meeting of Governing Body of BIS chaired by Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, in New Delhi on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by Members of Parliament, representatives of various central ministries and technical experts ...
GoI says no to FCI restructuring, supports NFSAs recommendation
The Dollar Business Bureau The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, on Thursday said that the Ministry is completely against the restructuring of Food Corporation of India (FCI), as recommended by the High Level Committee’s recommendation. In this regard, the Union Minister said, “The Government has decided not to accept the recommendation of High Level Committee on restructuring of FCI regarding cut in the coverage of the National Food Security Act (NFSA),” adding that the Ministry’s views over the recommendations has been sent to the Prime Minister’s Office. Stating that the beneficiary coverage at the level of 67% as provided by the NFSA would continue, the Minister said that enough steps have already ...
