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FSSAI makes specified logos mandatory on milk and dairy product packaging

Dairy makers must redesign labels before July 2028 under the new FSSAI rules, which set minimum logo sizes by package display area.

Photo: Mathrubhumi English

What happened

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has made it mandatory for specified logos to appear on packaging of milk, milk products and composite milk products from July 1, 2028. Mathrubhumi English+1 The requirement comes through a second amendment to the labelling and display regulations. Mathrubhumi English The new rules set minimum logo sizes based on the area of the principal display panel, ranging from 6 mm for panels up to 100 sq cm to 16 mm for panels above 2,500 sq cm. Mathrubhumi English Dairy manufacturers will have to change their packaging and labelling to comply. Mathrubhumi English+1

Around it

The amendment is expected to require dairy companies and manufacturers to revise existing packaging and labelling designs before the rules take effect. Mathrubhumi English

What comes next

The regulations will apply from July 1, 2028, giving manufacturers time to make the necessary changes to their packaging. Mathrubhumi English+1

Sources

  1. Mathrubhumi EnglishNew FSSAI packaging rules: Specified logos to be mandatory on milk, dairy products from July 2028
  2. Zee BusinessFSSAI New Dairy Rules: What changes for milk packets from July 2028?

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