With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the manufacturer to put which of the following information on the main label, as per the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011? 1. List of ingredients including additives 2. Nutrition information 3. Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession about the possibility of any allergic reactions 4. Vegetarian/non-vegetarian Select the correct answer using the code given below.

States that the FPO mark is mandatory on all processed fruit products under the Food Safety and Standards Act, showing the Act/regulations can and do prescribe mandatory marks/labels for specific food categories.

A student could infer that FSSAI regulations similarly may mandate other label elements (like nutrition) for certain categories and should check the specific 2011 regulations for scope and mandatory items.

Explains that products labelled 'organic' are required to be certified and to bear the Jaivik Bharat and programme logos—an example of mandatory label information prescribed by FSSAI regulations.

Use this pattern (regulations mandating certification/logo on labels) to suspect that nutrition declaration could likewise be mandated and look up the Packaging & Labelling Regulations text for required label elements.

Specifies that FSSAI notified Organic Foods Regulation 2017 requiring organic certification and labelling, demonstrating FSSAI's practice of specifying labelling requirements via subordinate regulations.

From this pattern, a student can reasonably check other FSSAI regulations (e.g., Packaging & Labelling 2011) to see if nutrition information is similarly prescribed as mandatory.

Notes that while many certification logos exist, for some products that affect health or are mass-consumption items (e.g., packaged drinking water, food colours and additives) certification is mandatory—showing regulators mandate labels for health-critical items.

A student could extend this by asking whether nutrition information is treated as a health-critical labelling requirement for pre-packaged foods and then verify the 2011 regulations.

States the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced earlier food laws, implying a consolidated legal framework under FSSAI that can issue detailed packaging and labelling regulations (such as the 2011 rules).

Use this to justify consulting the specific delegated regulations (Packaging & Labelling Regulations, 2011) under the Act to determine whether nutrition information is mandated.

Shows FSS Act 2006 created a unified regulatory framework replacing older laws — indicating FSSAI is the central regulator for food safety and related rules (including labeling).

A student could check the scope of FSSAI's regulations (e.g., Packaging & Labelling Regulations 2011) to see whether allergy-related label content falls under its mandatory requirements.

States FSSAI's purpose is to regulate and monitor food quality and ensure safety — implying FSSAI can mandate labeling requirements that affect consumer safety.

One could infer that allergen/warning requirements, if aimed at safety, would plausibly be specified by FSSAI and then verify the specific regulation text.

Gives an example where a certification mark (FPO) is mandatory on specific processed fruit products as per food law — shows precedent for mandated label content for particular product categories.

Use this pattern to ask whether allergen warnings are treated similarly (i.e., explicitly listed as mandatory for certain or all pre-packaged foods) in the Packaging & Labelling Regulations.

Explains that some certifications/standards are compulsory for products that affect health or are mass-consumed (e.g., packaged drinking water, additives) — indicating health-linked labeling can be mandated.

A student could reason that allergy warnings relate to health risk and therefore might be covered by mandatory labeling provisions for health-critical items, prompting a direct look at the 2011 regulation text.

Describes how FSSAI issues detailed labeling/certification rules for organic foods and requires specific logos — an example of how product-specific labeling prescriptions are laid down by regulation.

By analogy, a student might investigate whether the Packaging & Labelling Regulations similarly prescribe mandatory wording or warnings (including medical/allergy recommendations) on main labels.