In the interest of common consumer, from today onwards
19 commodities of day- to-day use, like bread biscuits, tea etc. can be sold in
specified standard packs only. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution had issued a notice on June 5, 2012 in this regard by amending
Legal Metrological (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. Manufacture, packing or
import of these 19 commodities in non-standard packs will
invite penal action.
These 19 commodities and their specified
packaging standards are as follows:
Sl. No.
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Commodities
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Quantities in which to be packed
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1.
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Baby food
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25g, 50g, 100g, 200g, 300g, 350g,
400g, 450g, 500g, 600,g, 700 g, 800 g, 900g, 1 kg, 2kg, 5 kg and 10 kg.
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2.
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Weaning food.
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Below 50g no restriction, 50 g,
100g, 200g, 300g, 400g, 500g, 600g, 700g, 800g, 900g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg and 10
kg.
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3.
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Biscuits
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25g, 50g, 60g, 75g, 100g, 120g,
150g, 200g, 250g, 300g, thereafter in multiples of 100g up to 1 kg and
thereafter in multiples of 500g up to 5 kg.
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4.
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Bread including brown bread but
excluding bun.
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50g and there
after in of multiples 50g upto 500g and
above 500g in the multiples of 100g.
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5.
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Un-canned packages of butter and
margarine
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Below 25g no restriction, 25 g, 50
g, 100 g, 200 g, 500 g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, and thereafter in multiples of 5
kg.
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6.
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Cereals and Pulses
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Below 100g no restriction, 100g,
200g, 500g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg and thereafter multiples of 5 kg
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7.
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Coffee
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Below 25g no restriction, 25g,
50g, 75g, 100g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 500g, 1kg, 1.5kg, 2kg and thereafter in
multiples of 1kg.
|
8.
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Tea
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Below 25g no restriction, 25g,
50g, 100g, 125g 250g, 500g, 1kg and thereafter in multiples of 1kg.
|
9.
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Materials which may be constituted
or reconstituted as beverages.
|
Below 50g no restriction, 50 g,
75g, 100 g, 200 g, 250g, 400g, 450g, 500 g, 750g, 1 kg and thereafter in
multiples of 1 kg.
(56g and 61g for medical purpose
only)
|
10
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Edible Oils Vanaspati,
ghee, butter oil
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50 g, 100 g, 200 g, 250g, 500 g, 1
kg, 2 kg, 3 kg, 5 kg and thereafter in multiples of 5 kg. If net quantity is
declared by volume then 50ml, 100ml, 200ml, 250ml, 500ml, 1 litre, 2 litre, 3 litre, 5 litre and thereafter
in multiple of 5 litre and the net quantity must be
declared by mass also in the same size of letters/ numerals
|
11.
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Milk Powder.
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Below 50g no restriction, 50 g,
100g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 500 g, 1 kg and thereafter in multiples of 500 g.
|
12.
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Non-soapy detergents (powder)
|
Below 50 g no restriction, 50g,
75g, 100g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 500g,
700g, 750g, 1kg, 1.5 kg, 2 kg and
thereafter, in multiples
of 1 kg.
|
13.
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Rice(powdered), flour, atta, rawa
and suji.
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100g, 200g, 500g, 1kg, 1.25kg,
1.5kg, 1.75kg, 2kg, 5 kg and
thereafter in multiples of 5 kg.
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14.
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Salt
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Below 50g in multiples of 10g,
50g, 100g, 200g, 500g, 750g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg and thereafter in multiples of
5 kg.
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15.
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Soaps
|
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(a) Laundry Soap
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25g, 50g, 75g, 100g, 125g, 150g
and thereafter in multiples of 50g.
|
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(b) Non-soapy
detergent cakes/ bars.
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Below 50g no restriction, 50g,
75g, 100g, 125g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 300g and thereafter in multiples of 100g
|
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(c) Toilet Soap including all
kinds of bath soap (cakes).
|
15g, 25g, 50g, 60g, 75g, 100g,
125g, 150g and thereafter in multiples of 50g.
|
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16.
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Aerated soft drinks, non-alcoholic
beverages.
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65 ml (fruit based drinks only),
100 ml, 125ml(fruit based drinks only), 150 ml, 160ml, 175ml, 180ml, 200 ml,
240ml, 250 ml, 300 ml, 330ml(in cans only), 350ml, 400ml, 475ml, 500 ml,
600ml, 750 ml, 1 litre, 1.2 litre,
1.25 litre, 1.5 litre,
1.75 litre, 2 litre, 2.25
litre, 2.5 litre, 3 litre, 4 litre and 5 litre.
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17.
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Mineral water and drinking water
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100 ml, 150 ml, 200 ml, 250 ml,
300 ml, 500 ml, 750 ml, 1 litre, 1.5 litre, 2 litre, 3 litre, 4 litre, 5 litre and in multiples of 5 litre.
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18.
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Cement in bags.
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1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 20 kg, 25
kg, 40 kg (for White cement only) and 50 kg.
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19.
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Paint varnish etc.
|
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(a) Paint (other than paste paint
or solid paint) varnish, varnish stains, enamels.
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50 ml, 100 ml, 200 ml, 500 ml, 1 litre, 2 litre, 3 litre, 4 litre, 5 litre and thereafter in multiples of 5 litre.
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(b) Paste paint and solid paint
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500g, 1 kg, 1.5 kg, 2 kg, 3 kg, 5
kg, 7kg and thereafter multiple of 5 kg.
|
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(c) Base paint:
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100ml, 250ml, 400ml, 450 ml, 500
ml, 900 ml, 925 ml, 950 ml, 975 ml, 1 litre, 1.5 litre, 2.0 litre, 2.5 litre, 3.5 litre, 3.6 litre, 3.7 litre, 3.8 litre, 3.9 litre and 4 litre and no restriction above 4 litre.
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However
non-standard packs which have already been manufactured and packed on or before
31st October, 2012 and are ready for sale in different retail
outlets, have been exempted from penal action. Controllers of Legal Metrology
in all the states and UTs have been asked to ensure strict compliance of the
order.
Source : Nov. 01, 2012
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