growing consumer Amid complaints, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed e-commerce companies to ensure the sale of food items to customers through their platform which does not spoil for at least 45 days (shelf life). Be. An official statement issued on Tuesday said FSSAI convened a meeting with e-commerce food business operators (FBOs) to reinforce compliance requirements for e-commerce FBOs.
“FSSAI Chief Executive Officer Ganji Kamala V Rao (CEO) asked e-commerce FBOs to adopt practices such that minimum shelf life of food products is 30 per cent or 45 days at the time of delivery to consumers,” the statement said. Rao, who chaired the meeting, clarified that the claims of any product made on the e-commerce platform must be in line with the information given on the product label and must comply with the labeling and display regulations of FSSAI.
He also cautioned FBOs against making unsupported claims online. “This will prevent misleading information and protect the right of consumers to get accurate product descriptions,” the regulator said.
