On June 14, 2022, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has directed the E-commerce Food Business Operators to get the requisite nutritional information from the respective food business operators and display the same on their website wherever applicable.
As per sub-regulation 9 of FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2020, the food service establishments having central license or outlets at 10 or more locations shall mention the calorific value against the food items displayed on the menu cards or boards or booklets and shall also provide information such as nutritional information, allergen information, ingredient information etc. The Regulations are effective July 01, 2022.
Therefore all the E-Commerce food business operators are directed to enable provisions in their online platforms including mobile applications for display of nutritional information as well as specific requirements under the ibid regulations, so that the FBOs registered on the respective platforms would be able to feed and update such information in respect of each dish/food that are offered for sale.
