FSSAI's 'red coloured hexagon' plan: Which packaged foods could soon carry the warning?
Under the proposed system, a red-coloured hexagonal warning would appear on the front of food packages when a product contains high levels of at least two of the specified nutrients.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed introducing a red-coloured hexagonal warning label on the front of packaged food products that contain high levels of added saturated fat, added sugar, and salt. The label aims to make it easier for consumers to identify products containing high amounts of these nutrients of concern.
Under the proposal, a prominent front-of-pack warning label in a red-coloured hexagonal shape would appear on the food packages when a product contains high levels of at least two of the specified nutrients, with clear declarations such as High Fat, High Sugar, High Salt, and/or Highly Sweetened Beverage. The warning would be displayed in a font size one point larger than that used in the nutrition information table on the back of the pack.
The proposed front-of-pack nutrition labelling system would be introduced in phases, with the first phase covering products that are high in at least two of the specified nutrients, along with specified sweetened beverages.
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