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2022-09: India: Update to product label requirements for pre-packaged non-vegetarian food exports

Date of issue: 3 June 2022

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2022-09

Related MAAs: N/A

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  • Industries—Industry bodies - Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Industry Australia
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  • Exporters, AEPI and EXDOC users
  • Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment —central and regional offices

Purpose

To notify exporters of updated product labelling requirements for pre-packaged non-vegetarian food exports to India.

Summary of key points

  • The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) of updated labelling requirements for all non-vegetarian pre-packaged food exported to India.
  • This includes fish and fish products and any products including food additives or processing aids of animal origin.
  • The term ‘pre-packaged food’ means food, which is placed in a package of any nature, in such a manner that the contents cannot be changed without tampering it and which is ready for sale to the consumer. For example, a box of fish fingers.
  • These products must now be identified with a symbol which consists of a brown colour filled triangle inside a square with brown outline.
  • The symbol must appear on product labels of all pre-packaged non-vegetarian foods and is pictured below:
    An equilateral triangle outlined with a square
  • Further information on the updated labelling requirements, including required dimensions for the symbol, can be found in Part III – Section 4 (page 34) of the notification on FSSAI’s website.
  • These updated product labelling requirements have been in effect since 1 January 2022.
  • If Australian exporters encounter issued at import clearance in India due to implementation of these labelling requirements, please contact the department through ExportStandards@awe.gov.au.

Further information

Contact ExportStandards@awe.gov.au if you have any queries.

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