Pa
masala
may
ow
o ly
be
packaged
i
pape ,
pape boa d,
cellulose,
o
othe
atu ally
de ived
mate ials
(Photo:
Age cies).
NEW
DELHI:
I dia’s
food
safety
egulato
has
ba ed
the
use
of
plastic
a d
plastic-lami ated
packagi g
fo
pa
masala,
u de
a
ame dme t
aimed
at
tighte i g
existi g
packagi g
o ms,
acco di g
to
a
p ess
elease.The
Food
Safety
a d
Sta da ds
Autho ity
of
I dia
(FSSAI)
has
specified
that
pa
masala
may
ow
o ly
be
packaged
i
pape ,
pape boa d,
cellulose,
o
othe
atu ally
de ived
mate ials.
Such
mate ials
must
be
e ti ely
f ee
of
plastic,
i cludi g
polyethe e,
polyp opyle e,
polyeste ,
polyvi yl
chlo ide
(PVC),
a d
othe
sy thetic
polyme s,
copolyme s
o
lami ates,
as
well
as
alumi ium
foil
o
metallised
laye s,
the
elease
said.
Ti
a d
glass
co tai e s
co ti ue
to
be
pe mitted,
it
added.The
p ess
elease
fu the
stated
that
packagi g
will
also
eed
to
co fo m
to
clauses
(f)
a d
(i)
of
sub- ule
1
of
ule
4
of
the
Plastic
Waste
Ma ageme t
Rules,
2016,
f amed
u de
the
E vi o me t
P otectio
Act,
1986.The
ame dme t
has
bee
i co po ated
as
a
ew
e t y
i
Schedule
IV
of
the
Food
Safety
a d
Sta da ds
(Packagi g)
Regulatio s,
2018,
which
lists
suggested
packagi g
mate ials.
It
has
bee
placed
ight
afte
the
existi g
e t ies
at
Se ial
Numbe
10,
the
elease
said.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
Notified
as
the
Food
Safety
a d
Sta da ds
(Packagi g)
Ame dme t
Regulatio s,
2026,
the
ame dme t
will
come
i to
fo ce
f om
the
date
of
its
publicatio
i
the
Official
Gazette,
acco di g
to
the
elease.The
egulatio s
we e
issued
by
FSSAI
i
exe cise
of
powe s
co fe ed
u de
clause
(k)
of
sub-sectio
(2)
of
Sectio
92
of
the
Food
Safety
a d
Sta da ds
Act,
2006,
a d
with
p io
app oval
of
the
Ce t al
Gove me t,
the
elease
said.
