New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked state governments and Union Territories (UT) to deal with the cases involving minor labelling defects not posing any food safety concern under section 32 of FSS Act, 2006.

''A list of labelling defects categorised into exceptions (minor labelling defects of insignificant nature and without any food safety concern) and Mandatory cases (against which adjudication action would be taken) is annexed,'' said FSSAI in a letter dated January 17th 2020.

''States and Union territories are, therefore advised to issue necessary instructions to the state DOs and FSOs to deal with the cases involving minor labelling defects not posing any food safety concern under se...