Check the dot: Toiletries must now reveal origin of ingredients
India, Sept. 23 -- Discerning customers can now buy toiletries with labels carrying distinct symbols for vegetarian or non-vegetarian ingredients, following a Union Government order. A green dot marks vegetarian while a red or brown dot indicates a non-vegetarian product. The new labelling rules came after the Union Government amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 via a notification issued on September 21, Monday. Under the amended rules, products of vegetarian origin will have to carry a green dot, while products of non-vegetarian origin will have to carry a red or brown dot. Moreover, the symbol must be displayed at the top of the package's main display panel, making it easier for consumers to identify the natur...
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