(a).Any information or pictorial device written, printed, or graphic matter may be displayed in the label provided that it is not in conflict with the requirements of these Regulations.
(b).Every declaration which is required to be made on package under these regulations shall be:
1.Legible and prominent, definite, plain and unambiguous
2.Conspicuous as to size number and colour
3.as far as practicable, in such style or type of lettering as to be boldly, clearly and conspicuously present in distinct contrast to the other type, lettering or graphic material used on the package, and shall be printed or inscribed on the package in a colour that contrasts conspicuously with the background of the label Provided that —
•Where any label information is blown, formed or moulded on a glass or plastic surface or where such information is embossed or perforated on a package, that information shall not be required to be presented in contrasting colours
•Where any declaration on a package is printed either in the form of a handwriting or hand script, such declaration shall be clear, unambiguous and legible
4.No declaration shall be made so as to require it to be read through any liquid commodity contained in the package
5.Where a package is provided with an outside container or wrapper, such container or wrapper shall also contain all the declarations which are required to appear on the package except where such container or wrapper itself is transparent and the declarations on the package are easily readable through such outside container or wrapper
6.Labels not to contain false or misleading statements: A label shall not contain any statement, claim, design, device, fancy name or abbreviation which is false or misleading in any particular concerning the food contained in the package, or concerning the quantity or the nutritive value or in relation to the place of origin of the said food
Provided that this regulation shall not apply in respect of established trade or fancy names of confectionery, biscuits and sweets, such as, barley,sugar,bull’s eye, cream cracker or in respect of aerated waters, such as, Ginger Beer or Gold-Spot or any other name in existence in international trade practice

The information required under these Regulations shall be given on the principal display panel of the package or container and such information may be given in the following manner.
1.information should be grouped together and given at one place OR The pre-printed information be grouped together and given in one place and
2.Online information or those not pre-printed be grouped together in another place.
(a).Area of the principal display panel
The area of principal Display panel shall not be less than —
•In the case of a rectangular container, forty percent of the product of height and width of the panel of such container having the largest area;
•In case of cylindrical or nearly cylindrical, round or nearly round, oval or nearly oval container, twenty percent of the product of the height and average circumference of such container; or
•In the case of container of any other shape, twenty percent of the total surface area of the container except where there is label, securely affixed to the container, such label shall give a surface area of not less than ten percent of the total surface area of the container.
Provided that in the case of package having a capacity of five cubic centimeters or less, the principal display panel may be card or tape affixed firmly to the package or container and bearing the required information under these regulations.

(1).The height of any numeral required under these regulations, on the principal display panel shall not be less than—
1.as shown in Table – I below, if the net quantity is declared in terms of weight or volume and
2.as shown in Table II below, if the net quantity is declared in terms of length, area or number.

(2).The height of letters in the declaration under 2.2 shall not be less than 1 mm height when blown, formed, moulded, embossed or perforated, the height of letters shall not be less than 2mm.
Provided that the width of the letter or numeral shall not be less than one-third of its height, but this proviso shall not apply in the case of numeral “I” and letters i, I& I:
Provided further that in case of label declarations required under 2.4 except in case declaration specifying instructions for use or preparation of the product, the size of letters shall not be less than 3mm.