(1) The grade designation mark shall be securely affixed to each container in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
(2) In addition to the grade designation, every container bearing a paste on label, tie-on label or lid printed with grade designation mark shall be clearly and indelibly marked with following particulars, namely:-
(a) Name of the commodity,
(b) Serial number of lot,
(c) Month of packing.
(d) Place of packing,
(e) Name of the packer
(f) Net weight, and
(g) any other particular as may be specified by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
(3) The sale price of the commodity shall clearly be indicated on each container.
(4) Every container shall also indicate the approximate composition of edible starch or edible cereal flour used in compounding.
(5) An authorised packer may, after obtaining the prior approval of, and in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser, Mark his private trade mark on a container provide that the private trade mark does not represent quality or grade of compounded as asafoetida different from that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed to the container in accordance with these rules.
SCHEDULE-I (See rules 3 and 4) Grade designations and definition of quality of Compounded as asafoetida (Bandhani Hing) Definition of quality Special Characteristics Grade designation ------------------------------------------------------------------- General requirements Total ash* *Ash insoluble *Alcoholic *Moisture percent indilute HCL extract percent by weight weight with 90 by weight percent of alcohol (Maximum) (Maximum) (Minimum) (Maximum) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Extra Special 6.0 1.00 10.0 12.0 Compounded Asafoetida (Bandhani Hing) shall:
Special 8.0 1.25 8.0 12.0 (i) be made by blending one or more varieties of Standard 10.0 1.50 5.0 12.0 asafoetida (Irani or Pathani hing or both) and gum arabic with edible starches or edible cereal flavour;
(ii) be free from *colophony resin, *galbanum resin, *ammoniacum resin, *any other foreign resin, coaltar dyes and mineral pigments and any other foreign matter;
(iii) be free from insect and fungus attack, rodent contamination and foreign odour.
*Indian standard method of test for as asfoetida published in IS : 7807-1975, as amended from time to time shall be followed for testing.
SCHEDULE II (See Rule 5) Design of the grade designation mark P R OD UCE OF IND IA (Published in the Gazette of India, Part-II – Section 3 (ii) under S.O. 1156 dated, 7-4-1984)