Supreme Court Urges FSSAI: Mandatory Front-of-Pack Warnings for Packaged Foods

• Supreme Court directs FSSAI to take a clear stand on mandatory front-of-package warning labels for packaged foods.
• Concerns raised over high sugar, saturated fats, and sodium levels in packaged foods.
• Court emphasizes consumer protection over commercial interests, noting existing back-of-pack information is insufficient.
• FSSAI given four weeks to respond; judicial intervention threatened if no action is taken.
• Observations align with increased scrutiny of food labels and misleading claims by FSSAI.