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India food nutritional regulation and labelling

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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has advanced stricter nutritional regulations to curb the consumption of unhealthy processed items, particularly near school campuses. Aligned with the 2024 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) dietary guidelines, the FSSAI proposed specific thresholds for added fat, sugar, and sodium in both solid and liquid foods. Following judicial pressure, the Supreme Court of India directed the FSSAI to implement front-of-package labelling (FOPL) on pre-packaged foods to improve consumer transparency. The court noted the urgency of the issue, citing that approximately 80 per cent of these products are sold near schools and up to 10 per cent of school-age children are currently overweight. ~~The court stipulated that the regulator must act within two weeks or face direct mandates.~~ In a compliance affidavit to the Supreme Court, the FSSAI outlined a framework for mandatory warning labels using prominent red hexagonal symbols. Products exceeding established thresholds would feature declarations such as ‘HIGH FAT’, ‘HIGH SUGAR’, ‘HIGH SALT’, or ‘HIGHLY SWEETENED BEVERAGE’. ~~To ensure clarity, the FSSAI specified that the font size within these symbols must be at least one point larger than the standard nutritional information found on the back of packaging.~~ Recent updates ~~to the proposal~~ indicate a shift toward a single-phase ~~implementation. Under this revised plan,~~ implementation where a warning ~~will be~~ is triggered if any one ~~of the nutrients~~ nutrient of concern exceeds prescribed ~~thresholds, rather than requiring two or more to be high. The design, featuring~~ thresholds. New regulatory measures now include a ~~red hexagon~~ proposed restriction on ~~a white square background, shares similarities with~~ the ~~format used~~ sale and advertising of foods high in ~~Canada. Following~~ fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) within a ~~period~~ 50-metre radius of ~~public and industry consultation,~~ India’s 1.5 million schools. In Maharashtra, authorities have already begun enforcement, ordering 51 shops to cease business following violations. Additionally, the FSSAI will now require products containing artificial sweeteners to display a warning statement on the front of the packaging. The agency expects to finalize ~~the draft~~ these regulations ~~in approximately~~ within four ~~months.~~ months, offering the food industry a 365-day voluntary transition period.

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