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India Food Warning Labels Timeline 2026: The Fight Over Sugar, Salt & Packaged Food

India requires nutrition information on applicable packaged foods under FSSAI's Labelling & Display Regulations, 2020, but does not currently mandate a nationw…

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FSS ACT ENACTED

Food Safety and Standards Act Creates FSSAI

The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 consolidated multiple older food laws and established FSSAI as India's central food-regulation authority under the Ministry of He…

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RED-LABEL PROPOSAL, THEN DR…

FSSAI Proposes Red Colour-Coding, Then Drops It

FSSAI's June 2019 draft proposed front-of-pack red colour-coding for foods exceeding WHO-SEARO-derived thresholds for high fat, sugar or salt. The proposal drew heavy in…

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2020 REGULATIONS TAKE EFFECT

Labelling & Display Regulations, 2020 Come Into Force

FSSAI's Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 came into force on November 17, 2021, mandating nutrition-panel disclosure of energy, sugars…

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STAR-RATING DRAFT NOTIFIED

FSSAI Notifies the Draft Indian Nutrition Rating

On September 13, 2022, FSSAI notified a draft half-star to 5-star 'Indian Nutrition Rating,' modeled on Australia's Health Star Rating, calculated from energy, total sug…

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BIGGER, BOLDER NUMBERS APPR…

FSSAI Approves Bigger, Bolder Nutrient Display

FSSAI's Food Authority approved, in principle, displaying total sugar, salt/sodium and saturated fat in bigger, bolder font. This is an emphasis change to existing numer…

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STAR-RATING WITHDRAWAL SIGN…

FSSAI Signals It Will Withdraw the 2022 Draft

FSSAI told the Supreme Court, by affidavit, that it intends to withdraw the 2022 draft Indian Nutrition Rating, citing insufficient stakeholder consensus and the need fo…

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SUPREME COURT SETS DEADLINE

Supreme Court Rejects FSSAI's Tabular Proposal, Sets Deadline

In 3S and Our Health Society vs Union of India, a bench led by Justice J.B. Pardiwala rejected FSSAI's proposed tabular, percentage-based nutrient display, criticized ye…

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INDUSTRY PUSHBACK EXPOSED

Reuters Reports Years of Industry Pushback

Reuters reported that India's push for front-of-pack red flags on chips and soda, dating back to around 2017, has repeatedly met industry resistance, including from the…

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