Mint Explainer | How Supreme Court's 13 questions to FSSAI could shape front-of-pack food labels
The apex court has asked the food safety regulator to justify the scientific basis, design, and rollout of its proposed red-hexagon labels for high sugar, salt, and fat foods. The move could force FMCG brands to reformulate recipes and redesign packaging.
On March 10, 2024, the Supreme Court of India posed 13 questions to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regarding the proposed labeling of packaged food products. This move could potentially usher in warning labels such as "high sugar," "high salt," and "high fat" on front-of-pack food labels in India. Krishna Yadav, a senior correspondent at Mint, reports that the FSSAI has been working on this framework to provide clearer information to consumers about the nutritional content of packaged foods.
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