New Delhi : On lines of packaged food products, cosmetics and
toiletries like face wash, soaps, shampoos and toothpastes will soon carry a brown / red or green dot indicating the source of the product as vegetarian or non-
vegetarian.
A proposal in this regard was recently cleared by India's highest
drug advisory body, the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB), said a senior official in the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO).
" The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) cleared the the proposal regarding mandatory labelling of cosmetic products and toiletries with a brown / red and green dot on Wednesday. To incorporate the changes, the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, will have to be amended," the official said.
A notification in this regard is expected to be issued in another
six months. According to Drugs Controller General of India (DCDI)
Dr.S.Eswara Reddy, people belonging to Jain community and the department of Consumer Affairs have been demanding labelling of cosmetics and toiletries with a brown / red and green dot indicating non vegetarian or vegetarian origin for quite some time.
Packaged food products sold in India are required to be labeled
with a mandatory mark indicating whether source of the product was
vegetarian or non-vegetarian. PTI
( The Times of India, Chennai, Monday, May 21, 2018 )
Courtesy : MPS
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