Nestlé backs India’s front-of-pack labelling push, seeks science-based approachNestlé's global CEO welcomed India's mandatory front-of-pack labelling proposal. He suggested manufacturers contribute to making the progra...
27 Aug, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
India wanted red flags on chip packets and soda. Big Food fought backIndia’s food regulator has dropped plans for colour-coded front-of-pack nutrition warnings after industry opposition, opting instead for si...
25 Aug, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Diageo to rework whisky, rum brands after FSSAI red flagThe company said it had engaged with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over its updated guidelines and had taken mea...
18 Aug, 2026, 12.41 AM IST
Supreme Court raps FSSAI over warning labels on high-salt, sugar and fat packaged foodsThe Supreme Court on Thursday questioned FSSAI over its reluctance to mandate warning labels on packaged foods high in salt, sugar and satu...
14 Aug, 2026, 06.42 AM IST
'You don't want people of this country to remain healthy': SC pulls up FSSAI, Centre over front-of-pack warning labelsThe Supreme Court has strongly criticized the government and FSSAI for delaying warning labels. These labels are intended for packaged food...
13 Aug, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
SC pushes FSSAI to put health over multinational interests, orders front-of-pack food labelsThe Supreme Court has ordered the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to speed up the implementation of Front-of-Pack Warning Labe...
11 Feb, 2026, 04.25 PM 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 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
We need to know what we're eatingThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) must ensure that its proposal for better labelling takes into consideration the gr...
10 Mar, 2023, 11.20 PM IST
Food companies, FSSAI, health institutions differ over front pack labelling proposalOfficials of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are of the view that ratings wil...
06 Mar, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
Health info with price norm likely for ecommerce companies to curb unhealthy consumptionThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is evaluating a proposal to enforce front-of-the-pack nutritional labelling to ale...
08 Feb, 2023, 08.39 AM IST
Majority of Indian consumers want red labels on ultra processed food packs and e-commerce listingsSo far, national regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s draft proposal on star rating systems to identify high fa...
11 Jan, 2023, 10.13 PM IST
FSSAI’s star rating proposal ineffective in curbing unhealthy foods, says doctors panelNational food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s star rating labelling proposal for packaged foods will be in...
19 Dec, 2022, 04.53 PM IST
Food packs to have info on salt, sugar and fat per servingWhile it is mandatory for companies to disclose the salt, sodium and fat content of their products, the new regulation will make it compuls...
04 Jun, 2021, 09.33 AM IST
FSSAI ropes in expert panel to review food labelling standardsThe labelling regulations have remained the major contentious issue in the food industry which sees it as an impediment to their sales.
17 Aug, 2018, 02.39 PM IST
FSSAI proposes labelling norm for food products with GM ingredientsIt had last month issued a draft of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018 and sought comments from stakeholde...
08 May, 2018, 05.38 PM IST
FSSAI proposes norms for nutraceuticals, ayurvedic products to check mis-labellingTo check mis-labelling of 'health supplements', FSSAI has come out with regulations proposing to ban the sale of such products as 'medicine...
13 Sep, 2015, 12.52 PM IST