NEW DELHI: Advertisement Monitoring Committee of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has reported 32 fresh cases which have been found in contravention of the provisions of Food Safety and Standards (Advertisements & Claims) Regulations, 2018.
The food products scrutinized included various range of products like health supplements, organic products, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) products, staples, etc., and the claims identified include various health claims, product claims etc., according to a statement from FSSAI. Further, the food business operators (FBOs) included manufacturers and/or marketers of nutraceutical products, refined oils, pulses, flours, millet products, ghee etc.
According to the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (Advertisements & Claims) Regulations, 2018, deceptive claims or advertisements are prohibited and are punishable offences under Section-53 of FSS Act, 2006.
For further action including issuance of notices to the Food Business Operatorsconcerned, the same has been referred to the licensing authorities concernedfor issuance of notices to all such FBOs for withdrawing the misleading claims or scientifically substantiate the same, FSSAI said. (ANI)
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