UPSC 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.

Under Regulation 2.2.2 of the 2011 rules, every pre-packaged food label must carry (i) a list of ingredients (including additives), (ii) nutritional information per 100 g/100 ml or per serving, and (iii) the green/brown symbol declaring whether the product is vegetarian or non-vegetarian. The regulations actually forbid the use of phrases such as “recommended by the medical profession”, so Statement 3 is not a mandatory label declaration. Therefore Items 1, 2 and 4 are required. ([foodsafetyhelpline.com](https://foodsafetyhelpline.com/packaging-labelling-regulations-2011-labelling/))