Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution brought in amendments to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, under which various substantive changes have been brought:<\/p>\n
i. The \u201cbest before or use by the date, month and year\u201d shall be mentioned on the label if the packet contains commodity which becomes unfit for consumption.<\/p>\n
ii. Increased font size for \u201cbest before\u201d, \u201cdate of manufacturing\u201d, \u201cname of producer\u201d, etc to enable users to read them easily before consumption<\/p>\n
iii. For the medical devices like stents, valve, orthopaedic implants, syringe and tools for operations under the drugs category, it is mandatory for producers to clearly mention MRP on their devices.<\/p>\n
iv. E-commerce platforms shall contain details like name and address of the manufacturer, packer and importer, name of the commodity, net contents, retail sale price, consumer care complaint, dimensions, etc.<\/p>\n
v. Placing barcode and authorized logos of Government schemes, such as Swatch Bharat Mission on the package has been made discretionary.<\/p>\n
vi. No manufacturer or packer or importer shall declare different maximum retail prices on an identical pre-packaged commodity.<\/p>\n
These rules shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 2018.<\/p>\n
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