The declarations required to be made on every package as per the ‘The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011’ are,

  • The name and complete address of the manufacturer, or where the manufacturer is not the packer, the name and address of the manufacturer and packer and for any imported package the name and address of the importer.
  • The name of the country of origin or manufacture or assembly in case of imported products.
  • The common or generic names of the commodity contained in the package and in case of packages with more than one product, the name and number or quantity of each product shall be mentioned on the package.
  • The net quantity, in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure, of the commodity contained in the package or where the commodity is packed or sold by number, the number of the commodity contained in the package.
  • The month and year in which the commodity is manufactured.
  • If the commodity in the package becomes unfit for human consumption after a period of time, the ‘best before or use by the date, month and year’ of the commodity.
  • The retail sale price of the package with indication that it is the maximum retail price inclusive of all taxes in Indian currency.
  • Where the sizes of the commodity contained in the package are relevant, the dimensions of the commodity contained in the package and if the dimensions of the different pieces are different, the dimensions of each such different piece.
  • The unit sale price in rupees, rounded off to the nearest two decimal places.
  • The name, address, telephone number, e-mail address of the person who can be or the office which can be contacted, in case of consumer complaints.
  • Every package containing the genetically modified food shall bear at the top of its principle display panel the words “GM”.
  • Every package containing soaps, shampoos, tooth pastes and other cosmetics and toiletries shall bear at the top of its principal display panel a red or, as the case may be, brown dot for products of non-vegetarian origin and a green dot for products of vegetarian origin.