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FSSAI Allows Labeling of Curd Packets With Regional Names

dairy products (milk, milk product or
a composite milk product) and related
prohibitions for such use in non-dairy
products. Accordingly, when the term
curd was written along with Dahi in
the said regulation, it was restricting
its use for non-dairy products.”

“As many representations were re-
ceived recently on the omission of
the term curd, from the Standards of
Fermented Milk Products, it has been
decided that FBOs may use the term
Curd along with any other designation
(prevalent regional common name) in
he Food Safety and Standards Au- curd packets amid the political con- brackets on the label.”
Tthority of India (FSSAI) has noti- troversy in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. FBOs can now label the curd packets
fied provisions for the omission of the The press note reads, “General with the regional name in brackets.
term curd from the Standards of Fer- Standard for Milk and Milk Products For example- Curd, Dahi in Hindi,
mented Milk Products to vide notifi- under the ‘Food Safety and Standards Mosaru in Kannada, Zaamut daud or
cation dated 11 Jan 2023. (Food Products Standards and Food Thayir in Tamil, Perugu in Telugu, and

Recently, FSSAI has issued a press Additives) Regulations, 2011’ clearly so on.
release on 30th March 2023 and al- lay down guidelines for the use of the
lowed the use of regional names on dairy term(s)in the nomenclature of

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