Imphal Mar 10 UNA: Four packaged food items imported from Myanmar to India were banned in Manipur by an order of the state government issued by the state food safety commissioner. The ban packaged food items were Mikko Nutritious Cereal (High Calcium)-25 gm, Mikko (3 in 1 instant Coffeemix), snacks (bakery items) and milk and milk products, and Pickles/Achar items (fruit and fishes) etc.
Manipur government has banned these items under the provisions of Section 23 and 25 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Regulation no. 22 of the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labeling) Regulation, 2011, said an official source in the state health department.
“Violation of this order shall be liable for punishment and fine as per the provision of the Act,” the order stated, asserting that the four packaged food items imported from Myanmar to India through Moreh of Manipur have no indication of the name of manufacturers, Batch Number, date of expiry of the items etc. which were mandatory under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Import and selling of these four items was violation of Section 23 and 25 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Regulation no. 22 of the Food and Standards (Packaging and Labeling) Regulation, 2011, the order stated.
As per section 23 of the Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006, no person should manufacture, distribute, sell or expose for sale or dispatch or deliver to any agent or broker for the purpose of sale, any packaged food products which were not marked and labeled in the manner as specified by the regulation.
The Regulation no. 22 stated that every package of food should carry the information on the label, namely (1) the Name of food including the trade name or description of food contained in the package, (2) the list of ingredients, names of ingredients used in the product in descending order of their composition by weight or volume at the time of manufacture.
As per Section 25 of the Act no person should import into India any unsafe or misbranded or sub-standard food or food containing extraneous matter and any article of food for import of which a license is required under any Act or Rules or Regulations, except in accordance with the conditions of the license.
Any article of food in contravention of any provision of this Act or of any rule or regulation made thereunder or any other Act were prohibited from being importing into India by the section, the order reminded while banning the four imported packaged food items.
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