Paying attention to our packaged food
The FSSAI is facing public and legal scrutiny regarding its proposed front-of-pack labelling standards for packaged foods. Critics are debating the effectiveness of the 'red hexagon' warning system and the criteria for identifying 'nutrients of concern' like sugar, salt, and saturated fat.
Why it matters
This debate is central to public health policy in India, as it directly impacts how consumers perceive the nutritional value of processed foods.
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This past week, as with the previous week, the nation continues to be concerned with food labelling. With the Supreme Court bringing up the packaged food labelling issue up again, a couple of weeks ago, it has been surely and firmly dragged into the public platform. There has been a great deal of interest in the Food Safety and Standards Association of India’s recommendations on front-of-pack labels, and debate about the merits of the case.
What are these standards that FSSAI promises to hold the packaged food in India up to? We took a long,hard look.
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