The Consumer Affairs Ministry has made it mandatory to print the ‘date of manufacturing’ and ‘unit sale price’ on all packaged commodities effective from 1 January 2024.
- Earlier, companies were given the option to either print the ‘date of manufacturing’ or ‘date of import’ or date of packaging on the packaged commodities.
- Now, companies have been mandated to print only the ‘date of manufacturing’, along with the ‘unit sale price’, as per the latest notification issued by the Consumer Affairs Ministry.
- Since packaged items are sold in different quantities, it is important that consumers are aware about the ‘unit sale price’ of what is packed and make an informed purchase decision.
- Printing the date of manufacturing will help consumers know how old the packaged item is and help them make conscious purchase decisions.
- The printing of unit sale price will make it easy for consumers to ascertain the cost in unit terms. For example, a packaged wheat flour of 2.5 kg will have a unit sale price per kg, along with the Maximum Retail Price (MRP).
- Similarly, a packaged commodity of less than one kg quantity will have a sale price per gram, along with the total MRP of the product.
