VEGETARIAN AND NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD
VEGETARIAN AND NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD “As per FSS (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011, a ‘non-vegetarian food’ means an article of food which contains whole or part of any animal including birds, fresh water or marine animals or eggs or products of any animal origin, but excluding milk or milk products, as an ingredient and ‘Vegetarian Food’ means any article of food other than non-vegetarian food. It is mandatory for all food manufacturers to indicate as to whether the food item contains any non-vegetarian ingredients or not. To enable the consumer to know whether any packaged food is vegetarian or non-vegetarian, this will be indicated in the form of a brown triangle in square or green circle in a square on the package. A brown triangle is to indicate the presence of nonvegetarian ingredients in the food item, while a green circle indicates that the food item is vegetarian. The green circle and brown triangle in a square are indicated as vegetarian and non-ve