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