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 codes given below:

Option C is correct. Statements 1, 2 and 4 are mandatory on the label of pre-packaged food under the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011. These are the list of ingredients including additives, in descending order of weight or volume, the nutritional information, and the veg/non-veg declaration shown with the prescribed symbol (green dot for vegetarian, brown dot for non-vegetarian).

Statement 3 is not a standing mandatory main-label item. Allergen cautions appear only where a specific product condition applies, so it is excluded.

• Statement 1 and 2: Both are core label particulars, so they are correct.
• Statement 4: The veg/non-veg logo is mandatory, so it is correct.
• Statement 3: Not a general mandatory main-label requirement, so it is wrong.

Note that the 2011 packaging regulations were replaced by the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, so check the current text before using these rules in answers. The core concept is consumer right to information under food safety law, which is useful for a Mains answer on FSSAI and consumer protection.

Trap: Aspirants often assume every health-related warning must appear on the main label and pick option A or B.