The graded material of the Tejpat shall be packed in new, clean, sound and dry jute bags, polywoven bags, polyethylene, polypropylene or cellophane of paper packs and in other food grade plastics materials or any other packing material that may be approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf as per rule 11 of the General Grading and Marking Rules, 1988;
(2) The packages shall be free from insect infestation, fungus contamination deleterious substances and undesirable or obnoxious smell;
(3) The net weight of the Tejpat shall be 25 gms,50 gms, 100 gms 500gms 1Kg and thereafter in multiplies of 500 gms as per th standerds of weights and Measres ( Package Commodities) Rules, 1977 as awarded from time to time;
(4) Each package shall be securely closed and suitably sealed;
(5) Each package shall contain Tejpat of one grade designation only;
(6) Suitable number of consumer packs containing graded material of the same grade designation and from the same lot may be packed in master container.
7. Method of Marking-
(1) The grade designation mark shall be securely affixed to or clearly and indelibly printed on each packages.
(2) In addition to the grade designation mark the following particulars shall be clearly and indelibly marked on the label of on the package :-
(a) Name of the commodity,
(b) Place of packing,
(c) Date of packing in month and year,
(d) Lot number,
(e) Net weight,
(f) Price,
(g) Name and address of the authorised packer;
(3) An authorised packer may after obtaining prior approval of the Agricultural Marketing Adviser or any officer authorised by him in this behalf in accordance with rule 11 of the General Grading and Marking Rules, 1988, mark and/or affix his private trade mark on the package , Provided that the private trade mark does not indicate quality of grade of the commodity other than indicated by the grade designation mark affixed to the graded packages in accordance with these rules.