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Soon, red hexagonal label to warn of high fat, sugar, salt in snacks
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The FSSAI affidavit proposes the warning label for packaged foods high in two or more ingredients of concern based on thresholds specified under the Dietary Guidelines for Indians, 2024, issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition.
“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,” the compliance affidavit filed by Kavitha Ramaswamy, Joint Director, FSSAI, before the SC said.
He said the FSSAI has also not given any timeline for phase II when all products high in fats, sugars or salts will have to carry the warning. He reported from the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India during his first stint with The Indian Express in 2005-2006.
Dr Arun Gupta, Convener of Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest (NAPi)- India, said: “In principle, FSSAI has agreed to the warning labels, but they have put in a whole lot of conditions that make it ineffective.
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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,” the compliance affidavit filed by…
- The FSSAI affidavit proposes the warning label for packaged foods high in two or more ingredients of concern based on thresholds specified under the Dietary Guidelines for Indians, 2024, issued by the Indian Council…
- Dr Arun Gupta, Convener of Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest (NAPi)- India, said: “In principle, FSSAI has agreed to the warning labels, but they have put in a whole lot of conditions that make it ineffective.
- He said the FSSAI has also not given any timeline for phase II when all products high in fats, sugars or salts will have to carry the warning.
- He reported from the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India during his first stint with The Indian Express in 2005-2006.
Sources
- healthlink