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Country of origin tag
News:
- The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs has sent out a reminder to all e-commerce portals about “country of origin” tag.
- Minister ask e-commerce firms to ensure that the “country of origin” of the products being sold by them should be mentioned as part of mandatory declarations.
- The Ministry’s reminder to e-commerce portals is part of a concerted effort by the government to have ‘country of origin’ declarations on these websites.
Details:
- The Ministry in its reminder invoked the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
- These rules make it mandatory for all manufacturers to declare the following:
(1) Package name and address of the manufacturer
(2) Common and generic name of commodity
(3) Net quantity
(4) Month and year of manufacturing
(5) MRP and consumer care details.
- In 2017, new provisions were added for e-commerce websites such as Amazon and Flipkart, making it compulsory for them to display these information along with “declaration of country of origin or manufacture or assembly” and a clear mention of expiry date.