New Delhi: Food regulator FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has made it mandatory for food business operators to display ‘best before date’ of non-packaged sweets with effect from Oct. 1 as part of its efforts to ensure safety.
In a letter to the Commissioner of Food Safety of all States and Union Territories, FSSAI said “...in the public interest and to ensure food safety, it has been decided that in case of non-packaged/ loose sweets, the container/ tray holding sweets at the outlet for sale should display the ‘Best Before Date’ of the product mandatorily with effect from Oct. 1, 2020.”
