Sweet shops to mention packaging and expiry dates from June 1: FSSAI

While buying packaged food, we all cross-check the packaging and expiry date. But, have you ever cross-checked the expiry date of sweets bought from the neighbourhood halwai shop. If not, FSSAI has now made it easy for you, as all the sweet shops have been instructed to declare the manufacturing and best before date of all loose sweets available in his shop from June 1, 2020. India’s food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed that all the non-packaged/loose sweets seller that the container or tray holding sweets at the outlet should display the “date of manufacturing" and “best before date" of the said products. For the same, the food safety commissioners of states and union territories have been directed to ensure compliance of the order.