‘Dahi' Row: Amid Charges Of 'Hindi Imposition', FSSAI Revises Guidelines On Renaming Curd Packets

Accordingly, FSSAI said, curd can also be labelled as per following examples Dahi, Mosaru and Zaamut daud.

Earlier, FSSAI notified provisions for the omission of the term "curd" from the Standards of Fermented Milk Products

Source : ABP Nadu

Amid the row over using the term 'Dahi' on packets of curd, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) revised guidelines on using the term 'Curd' along with several designations.

In a press release, FSSAI said, "FSSAI has notified provisions for the omission of the term "curd" from the Standards of Fermented Milk Products vide notification dated 11 Jan 2023. 'General Standard for Milk and Milk Products' under the 'Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011' clearly lay down guidelines for use of dairy term(s) in the nomenclature of dairy products (milk, milk product or a composite milk product) and related prohibitions for such use in non-dairy products."

Amid row over using the term 'Dahi' on packets of curd, FSSAI revises guidelines on using the term 'Curd' along with several designations. pic.twitter.com/w3x2o4kRJC

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"Accordingly, when term "curd" was written along with "Dahi" in the said regulation, it was restricting its used for non-dairy products. As many representations were received recently on the omission of the term "curd, from the standards of Fermented Milk Products, it has been decided that FBOs may use the term curd along with any other designation (prevalent regional common name) in brackets on the label," it said.

Accordingly, FSSAI said, curd can also be labelled as per following examples Dahi, Mosaru and Zaamut daud.

DMK's TKS Elangovan on FSSAI's notification to print 'Dahi' on curd packets said, "Let every state write in their own language, why FSSAI is interfering. Government has the responsibility to protect the constitution. All these scheduled languages should be given equal treatment. No language can become national language in this country and they must know this."