Essay About Government Policies And Following Information

‘‘government Policies and Regulations on Packaging and Labeling’’
SYNOPSIS ON‘‘Government Policies and Regulations On Packaging and Labeling’’Synopsis submitted to College of Management & Economic Studies for the partial fulfillment of the degree of BBA (Logistics Management)Guided by:[pic 1]Submitted by:Tanay DhirEnrollment No: R380212037SAP ID: 500021526   [pic 2]                                                 College of Management and Economic StudiesUniversity of Petroleum and Energy Studies,Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Nov, 2014 STATEMENT OF THE PROPOSALProblem Statement‘‘Government Policies and Regulations on Packaging and Labeling’’ is the research work that deals with all the policies and regulations established by the government for the protection of the consumers and the environment and to find gaps that needed to filled for improvement for packaging and labeling.Background Packaging and labeling the product in the right manner and according to the product characteristics is very crucial for all the organization. Various legislations have been enacted in many developing countries like India. The legislations on packaging and labeling can be categorized into the following:           Operational safetyPublic health and hygieneConsumer protectionExport promotion TransportationQuality of productOperational Safety: in this, the packaging need of hazardous and explosive materials has to be satisfied as per the orders issued by the Department of Explosives and Hazardous Materials. Even the Indian Railways and International Air Transport Association (IATA) have a list of banned items which are not accepted for movement.Public Health and Hygiene: this comes under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. This law deals with the integrity and the information printed on the products packaging.Consumer protection: this is for all the manufactured products. It is mandatory for a manufacturer to put a label on the product to enable customers identify and compare it with the other brands available in the market.Transportation: the product should be marked with the following information:Consigner and consignee detailsType of productHandling instructionsShipping weightSymbols for dangerous productsExports: the Export Inspection Agency has implemented the government regulation. The Heavy Package Act, 1951 covers these regulations. Export consignment should have identification marks on their packaging. The information should consist of name of the manufacturer, name of the consigner, port destination, name and address of the consignee, country of origin, product type, shipping weight, quantity and handling instructions. The export inspection agency should duly inspect the package and should be stamped by them for clearance through customs.