From January 1 next year, you will not have to pay a higher price for a pack of snacks, soft drinks or water bottle at multiplexes, airports and malls as the government has prohibited dual maximum retail price (MRP) for same products. The ministry of consumer affairs and food and public distribution brought in amendments to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, on Thursday under which dual prices would be prohibited, unless allowed by law. The rules also make it mandatory for all packaged commodities to have increased font size for “best before”, “date of manufacturing”, “name of producer”, etc to enable users to read them easily before consumption. Provisions regarding declarations on food products have been harmonised with labelling regulations under the Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006. Bar code and QR coding has been allowed on voluntarily basis by the ministry.

Source: Hindustan Times June 30, 2017 09:33 UTC