NEW DELHI: Government is planning to amend the 2011 commodities packaging rules to ensure the details on the packaged food items are more visible and readable and also wants to incorporate barcode-kind of system to protect consumers from spurious products.The Consumer Affairs Ministry has held several round of discussions to amend the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 in the interest of consumers. "Rule 7 specifies about the font size of the declaration but most companies do not follow strictly. In smaller packs, the font size is too small for consumers to read. "The US follows 1.6 mm size. This will bring down the cost on consumers," the official explained.The ministry had last amended the rule in 2015.

Source: Economic Times August 22, 2016 08:26 UTC