Food packs still don't tell the full story: Firms make selective label changes as FSSAI rules gather dustFood companies are now adding voluntary health information to some product labels. These front-of-pack declarations mention sugar, salt, an...
27 May, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankrupt – Part 55: This old-economy giant helped power India’s past. Its big test lies aheadSome companies face disruption at the level of products. Others face it at the level of technology. That is what makes this story more comp...
22 Apr, 2026, 08.42 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
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 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
SC direction on labelling could deal a blow to packaged foods firmsThe Supreme Court has directed packaged food companies to display ingredient information. This follows a decade of resistance to front-of-p...
11 Apr, 2025, 06.38 AM IST
Delhi HC upholds FSSAI regulation to enhance statutory warning size on pan masala packagesThe Delhi High Court upheld the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regulation, which enhanced the size of the statutory w...
11 Jul, 2024, 01.44 PM 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
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
Front-of-pack labels may destroy ethnic foods industry: Federation of Sweets & Namkeen ManufacturersThe Federation of Sweets & Namkeen Manufacturers, which represents mid-size and large companies including the Haldiram Group, Bikanervala, ...
17 Nov, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
FSSAI's new star rating system for packaged food faces a revoltThe People's Vigilance Committee, in an April 8 letter addressed to the health ministry, stated that nutrition warnings on food packs are a...
12 Apr, 2022, 05.37 AM IST
Direct 'high-in' labels on packaged foods most effective to curb unhealthy consumption: AIIMS studyThe study, to determine what type of labelling system would be most effective for Indian consumers, asked respondents to choose among vario...
28 Feb, 2022, 02.51 PM IST
How front-of-pack labelling could help India fight against its silent epidemicThough it will take a few quarters before FOPL regulations are implemented, it is an important measure to provide consumers the much-needed...
24 Sep, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
Fssai ropes in IIM-A for report on front-of-pack labellingThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has roped in premier B-school IIM-Ahmedabad to conduct a detailed report on impact...
09 Sep, 2021, 07.12 AM IST
Packaged food companies request FSSAI to keep some products out of front-of-pack labelling regulations“We have requested the authority to leave out certain products as they will fall under the unhealthy category due to practical issues. They...
03 Mar, 2021, 05.02 PM IST