(1) No person shall manufacture, sell, stock, distribute or exhibit for sale synthetic food colours or their mixtures or any preparation of such colour for use in or upon food except under licence.
(2) No person shall sell a permitted synthetic food colour for use in or upon food unless its container carries a label stating the following particulars-
(a) the words "Food Colours ";
(b) the chemical and the common or commercial name and colour index of the dye-stuff.
(3) No person shall sell a mixture of permitted synthetic food colours for use in or upon food unless its container carries a label stating the following particulars-
(a) the words "Food Colour Mixture";
(b) the chemical and the common or commercial name and colour index of the dye stuff contained in the mixture.
(4) No person shall sell a preparation of permitted synthetic food colours for use in or upon food unless its container carries a label stating the following particulars-
(a) the words "Food Colour Preparation";
(b) the name of the various ingredients used in the preparation.
(5) The licence referred in sub-rule (1) shall be issued by the licensing authority appointed under sub-rule(2) of rule 50 and shall be subject to such conditions as the State Government may specify in this behalf.
(6) All food colours including natural colouring matters and permitted synthetic food colours, their preparations or mixture except saffron and circumin shall be sold only under Indian Standards Institution Certification mark.
