Question : STATUTORY WARNING ON BOTTLES AND CONTAINERS



(a) whether many soft drinks and tinned food companies do not strictly adhere to the code in the matter of printing the contents of the product outside the container;

(b) if so, whether the Government proposes to make it mandatory for all the soft drink producers and tinned food companies to print the contents of caffeine, calorie and other ingredients on bottles/cans/packets etc.; and

(c) if so, the measures taken to implement the decision early?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI N.T. SHANMUGAM)

(a) to (c): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.