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- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up an expert committee to examine whether there is a need for further norms to restrict plastic packaging of food products.
- The newly formed committee comprises representatives of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Bureau of Indian Standards, Central Pollution Control Board and Directorate General of Health Services. The FSSAI has been made nodal agency for coordination and compliance of the order.
- The move has come after a petition was filed by NGO Him Jagriti Uttaranchal Welfare Society seeking ban on the use of use of plastic bottle and multi-layered/plastic packages /pet bottles.
- The plea has highlighted that the use of plastics, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and multi-layered packs such as Tetra Packs, have an adverse impact on health and environment.
- It further added that the Packaging and Labelling Regulations, 2018 under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 do not deal with the issue in entirety and are not adequate to deal with the problem.
- The plea also said that the Environment Ministry has only focused on waste management and not on the subject of restrictions on use of plastic as packaging material. The Environment Ministry, on the other hand, has advocated that phasing out multi-layered plastic may not be immediately possible without alternatives.



