July 25, 2020
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FSSAI, on 24th July 2020 has extended dates by two months till October 1st 2020. This date is the deadline set for traditional sweet makers to display the ”best before” and “manufacturing date” of non-packaged or loose sweets on their tray or containers in their outlets.
FSSAI, earlier had issued an order in this regard in February and later extended the deadline till August 1st.
“In view of disruption and lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic and representation received from sweets association and stakeholders, it has been decided to give a final extension to the date of enforcement for display of ”Date of manufacturing” and ”Best before use” from August 1 to October 1, 2020,” the FSSAI declared in their order addressed to The commissioner of Food Safety of the States/UTs, All Central Licensing Authorities & CITO.
During this period, sweets associations are advised to sensitize and build capacity of their members to implement the order from 1st October 2020, FSSAI added.