94% of packaged foods may face warnings under nutrient limits; FSSAI ex-chief Pawan Kumar Agarwal urges SC for phased food warning rolloutFormer FSSAI chief Pawan Kumar Agarwal has urged the Supreme Court to consider a phased rollout of front-of-pack food warnings, warning tha...
23 Sep, 2026, 01.06 AM IST
Consumers deserve nutritional information on food packs; industry backs FSSAI move: Orkla IndiaOrkla India MD and CEO Sanjay Sharma backed FSSAI’s proposed front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) norms, saying consumers have the right to clear...
13 Sep, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Food regulator directs Nilgiri Oil and Allied Industries, Aquagri to recall 2 productsFood regulator FSSAI has ordered immediate recalls of two products from the market. Nilgiri Oil and Allied Industries must recall its coria...
12 Sep, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear on Sep 15 IAS officer's plea to quash cognisance order in money laundering caseThe Supreme Court will hear IAS officer Pooja Singhal's plea on September 15. She challenges a Jharkhand High Court order dismissing her pe...
12 Sep, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
SC junks per-serve labelling plea, calls FSSAI's phased FOPL rollout 'ambiguous'; seeks timeline in 10 daysSupreme Court rejected the packaged food industry's plea for per-serve measurements. The court asked the FSSAI to justify its two-phase imp...
12 Sep, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Front-of-pack labels: Food Inc bats for per-serving benchmark in SC, not FSSAI’s ‘per 100 gm’ planThe All-India Food Processors' Association has intervened in the Supreme Court regarding proposed nutrition labels. They seek labels based ...
10 Sep, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
Let's know what we eat: The type of front-of-pack labels consumers actually needAs India confronts a rising tide of obesity and associated health conditions, the clarity of front-of-pack labelling is becoming crucial. L...
04 Sep, 2026, 11.26 PM IST
Food labelling isn't anti-industry, it's pro-healthIndia's Supreme Court has directed the FSSAI to consider warning labels for prepackaged foods. This move signals a shift from prolonged con...
09 Mar, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
Front-of-pack labelling: SC seeks FSSAI responseThe Supreme Court has asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for its stance on introducing front-of-pack warning labels for...
16 Feb, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
FSSAI left in limbo as Food Authority remains unreconstituted weeks after term endsIndia's food watchdog, FSSAI, faces a regulatory vacuum. The Food Authority's term expired, leaving it unable to approve new regulations or...
10 Jan, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
FSSAI seeks more time for front-of-pack labelling rulesThe FSSAI has requested the Supreme Court for a three-month extension to finalize front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) regulations, which aim to ...
15 Jul, 2025, 12.42 AM IST
How much carbs in the food? Restaurants to be pulled up for lack of nutrition infoThe government decided to target restaurants failing to disclose nutritional information on their menus, impacting numerous establishments ...
22 Aug, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
FSSAI must protect consumers: Concerns over added sugar in baby food and contaminated spicesRenu Jain, a Bengaluru-based mother, found out last year that Bournvita, a popular 'health drink', contains high sugar content. The Food Sa...
28 Jul, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
FSSAI introduces bigger font & bold letters for nutrition labels of sugar, salt, & saturated fatThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has approved a new proposal requiring packaged food items to display nutritional i...
06 Jul, 2024, 07.15 PM IST
‘Organic’ and ‘natural’? India’s $32 billion packaged food and beverage industry struggles with disclosuresThe packaged food industry should be more upfront about the ingredients they use to make products. It is a question of public health, say e...
06 Jul, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
FSSAI to tighten front-of-the-pack labelling normsThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is in the process of framing rules for front-of pack nutrition labelling (FOPL) of...
31 Jan, 2023, 12.40 AM IST
Consumer bodies demand immediate notification of front of packaging labeling normsIn a statement, CUTS International Director George Cheriyan said the Food Standards and Safety Authority of India (FSSAI) has already spent...
20 Dec, 2021, 02.07 PM IST