Supreme Court Questions Why Ultra-Processed Foods Are Grouped With Other Packaged Foods Under Warning Label Regime, Seeks FSSAI Response: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court considered the steps taken by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to introduce Front-of-Pack Labelling (FoPL) for packaged foods high in fat, sugar or salt. The case involves 3S AND OUR HEALTH SOCIETY as the petitioner and the Union of India & Anr. as respondents. The FSSAI proposed a red hexagonal warning label for products high in two or more specified nutrients and for…