The Swiss Government is looking to soon resolve the issues arising out of new labelling guidelines in India.
Issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the nodal agency under the Health Ministry, the new rules mention that the labels on shipped imported packaged food items must list the ingredients used and the nutritional value in English, along with the producer’s name, address and the country of origin in the prescribed format.
As per the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006 that came into force in 2011, pasting of stickers on products is also not allowed.
According to Linus Von Castelmur, Ambassador of Switzerland in India, the new labelling norms will impact imports from Switzerland, including chocolates.
“We are in talks and are working on that (new labelling norms)… We hope that we can find a solution soon,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).