The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD) on September 21, 2026, issued the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2026, to further amend the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
The following has been amended, namely:
• In Rule 6, sub-rule (4A), after clause (c), a new clause shall be inserted, namely: “(d) in the case of soap, shampoo, toothpaste, other cosmetics and toiletries, a red or, as the case may be, a brown dot for products of non-vegetarian origin and a green dot for products of vegetarian origin, at the top of the principal display panel.”
• In rule 6, sub-rule (8) shall be omitted.
[Notification No. - G.S.R. 826(E)]
