{"id":91367,"date":"2025-06-01T10:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91367"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:54:20","slug":"with-reference-to-pre-packaged-items-in-india-it-is-mandatory-to-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-pre-packaged-items-in-india-it-is-mandatory-to-the\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the manufacturer to put which of the following information on the main label, as per the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>List of ingredients including additives<\/li>\n<li>Nutrition information<\/li>\n<li>Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession about the possibility of any allergic reactions<\/li>\n<li>Vegetarian\/non-vegetarian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;2, 3 and 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;1, 2 and 4&#8243; option4=&#8221;1 and 4 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nAccording to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011 in India, certain information is mandatory on the labels of pre-packaged food items.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nMandatory information typically includes the name of the food, list of ingredients (including additives), nutritional information, declaration regarding vegetarian or non-vegetarian status, name and address of the manufacturer\/packer\/importer, net quantity, date of manufacture\/packaging, best before\/expiry date, and consumer care details. Allergen information is also mandatory for common allergens.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nStatement 1 (List of ingredients including additives), Statement 2 (Nutrition information), and Statement 4 (Vegetarian\/non-vegetarian symbol) are all mandatory requirements as per FSSAI regulations. Statement 3, while related to health and allergies, is not a standard mandatory requirement *in the phrasing given* (&#8220;Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession&#8221;). While allergen declaration is mandatory, specific recommendations by the medical profession are not required to be printed on every label. Therefore, 1, 2, and 4 are correct mandatory requirements.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the manufacturer to put which of the following information on the main label, as per the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011? List of ingredients including additives Nutrition information Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession about the possibility of &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-pre-packaged-items-in-india-it-is-mandatory-to-the\/#more-91367\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1098,1099,1115],"class_list":["post-91367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1098","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-miscellaneous","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"According to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011 in India, certain information is mandatory on the labels of pre-packaged food items. 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