India proposes front-of-pack warning labels for packaged foods after public outcry
The plan would use red hexagonal symbols and phase in stricter labels for products with high fat, sugar or salt, with exemptions for some staples.
- On Friday, The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India submitted a proposal to the Supreme Court for red hexagonal front-of-pack labels alerting consumers to products high in added sugar, fat, or salt.
- The affidavit follows a petition filed by the NGO Our Health Society and scathing comments from a Supreme Court Bench led by Justice Pardiwala emphasizing the state's obligation to protect public health.
- Products exceeding thresholds for High Fat, High Sugar, or High Salt would carry warning labels, while single-ingredient foods "inherently rich in fat, sugar or salt, like ghee, edible oil, jaggery, honey" are proposed for exemption.
- Implementation will occur in phases to "facilitate consumer acceptability and provide industry adequate time for reformulation," while advocate Rajiv Shankar Dvivedi plans to file a comprehensive rejoinder in the Supreme Court.
- Phase II would extend warnings to products high in any single nutrient, as the Economic Survey supports these changes and the court noted adopting international standards supports the country's endeavour to be fully developed.
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India’s food regulator has proposed front-of-pack warning labels on packaged food and drinks, reversing its position after growing public anger about a lack of strict labels to highlight high sugar, fat or salt in items
FSSAI plans red warning labels for packaged foods high in sugar, salt and fat
FSSAI has told the Supreme Court it plans bright red hexagonal front-of-pack warnings on packaged foods that exceed sugar, salt or saturated fat limits. The move follows sharp judicial scrutiny over poor labelling and aims to make unhealthy choices immediately visible to consumers.
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‘The proposal is intended to provide a simple, prominent and easily comprehensible warning to consumers regarding food products which are high in specified nutrients of concern, says FSSAI affidavit filed in the Supreme Court
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