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 includ

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Q: 9 (IAS/2016)
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.

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General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,190,84,42,22,190,20

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{'nutrition information': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'food safety': [0, 0, 0, 5], 'ingredients': [1, 0, 0, 2], 'additives': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'allergic reactions': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'main label': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'packaging': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'regulations': [1, 0, 2, 7], 'labelling': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 3 which includes 1, 2 and 4 i.e., List of ingredients including additives, Nutrition information and Vegetarian/non-vegetarian. As per the Food Safety and Standards Act`s (Packaging and Labelling) regulations of 2011 in India, pre-packaged items must carry these details on the main label.

Option 1 includes 1, 2 and 3, which is incorrect as recommendations about possible allergic reactions, although beneficial, are not mandatory to include in the labeling.

Option 2 includes 2, 3 and 4, but misses the mandatory requirement of listing the ingredients including additives.

Option 4 includes only 1 and 4, which is not correct as it misses the required nutrition information.

So, in conclusion, the correct answer is the inclusion of list of ingredients, nutritional information, and the product`s vegetarian or non-vegetarian status on the label, in alignment with the regulations.