date:Oct 22, 2012
The new packaging norms - the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2012, under the Legal Metrology Act, 2011 - which will come into effect on November 1, may or may not spell additional financial burden for the food processing industry, but the packaging industry seems to be awaiting them as a means to foist competition.
Meanwhile, according to the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, the new norms have been formulated keeping the consumers interest in mind.
Som