UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 97
With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the manufacturer to put which of the following information on the main label, as per the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011?
- List of ingredients including additives
- Nutrition information
- Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession about the possibility of any allergic reactions
- Vegetarian/non-vegetarian
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: The 2011 packaged-food labelling rules generally required ingredient lists, nutrition information and veg/non-veg declaration; they did not mandate broad medical-profession recommendations on allergic reactions.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Correct - Ingredient lists, including additives as prescribed, were mandatory disclosures.
Statement/Item 2: Correct - Nutritional declarations formed part of the food-label information subject to applicable exemptions.
Statement/Item 3: Incorrect - A general medical-profession recommendation about possible allergic reactions was not a required label element as phrased.
Statement/Item 4: Correct - Vegetarian/non-vegetarian status had to be indicated through prescribed symbols.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 3; omits correct statement/item 4.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 3; omits correct statement/item 1.
C: Correct - includes all and only the true statements/items.
D: Incorrect - omits correct statement/item 2.
Review Note: Food labelling requirements have since been updated; interpret the answer under the 2011 regulations and their exemptions.