Mysore/Mysuru: An order by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) making it mandatory for sweet shops to declare the ‘expiry date’ or ‘best before date’ of all sweets available in the shop from Oct. 1 has evoked mixed response among shop owners.
A majority of them have strongly opposed this order as ‘unscientific’ and demanded the Union Government to withdraw it. The FSSAI had passed this order in March this year, in the wake of complaints from customers regarding sub-standard or expiry dated sweets sold across table in many sweet shops across the country. While this order will be implemented by Health Department Cell of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in the city, it is done by Health and Family Welfare in rural areas.
