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MFDA gives businesses six months to update food labels under new packaging regulation

The Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) has given businesses six months to update food labels to comply with the newly issued Food Packaging and Labelling Regulation. The regulation was gazetted last Tuesday. Mislabeling of food products can result in fines up to MVR 1 million, and for more than five repeated offences, the MFDA may revoke the relevant licence or registration. The regulation prohibits the sale of unlabelled or incorrectly labelled food items.

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The Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) has given businesses six months to update food labels to comply with the newly issued Food Packaging and Labelling Regulation. The regulation was gazetted last Tuesday. Mislabeling of food products can result in fines up to MVR 1 million, and for more than five repeated offences, the MFDA may revoke the relevant licence or registration. The regulation prohibits the sale of unlabelled or incorrectly labelled food items.

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