Media Coverage

FSSAI proposed star rating system misleading: Experts, Deccan Herald – 24^th Nov 2022

The Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling for Food Products Draft Notification was released by the FSSAI in September. Public health experts criticised the concept as problematic since it not only fails to express the risk of consuming junk food but also deceives people into thinking that even foods with high fat, sugar, and salt content are beneficial Read more

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 FSSAI delay in making must Front-of pack label draws ire, Times of India – 24^th Nov 2022

In a press Conference Public health professionals disagree with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) proposal to give the food industry 48 months before mandating front-of-pack labelling and believe that it is unnecessary to set much higher reference values for food risk factors in the INR System. Simple warning labels are what they ask Read more

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Explained: Ultra processed food and how can it lead to premature Death, Indiatimes.com - 23^rd Nov 2022

According to a study in Brazil published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, rising consumption of ultra- and highly processed foods like sliced white bread and sweetened soft beverages has been associated with early, preventable deaths Read more...

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We are confused. Are these Chips now healthy, Times of India, Ludhiana – 23^rd Nov 2022

The Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling for Food Products Draft Notification, which was recently released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), appears to be against the public interest. A complicated scoring system sends the false idea that all processed foods are, in some sense, healthy, which is untrue Read more..

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 Misleading food labels contribute to babies and toddlers eating too much sugar. 3 things parents can do, The Conversation – 23^rd Nov 2022

Australian young children consume excessive quantities of sugar. According to research, the growing availability of ultra-processed foods for very young children may be causing them to consume more sugar in their diet which provide no nutritious value except kilojoules Read more..

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 A star rating for Chips and Chocolates?, Finshot – 24^th Nov 2022

With an addiction towards pack of instant noodles, popcorn or a bag of potato chips Indians are attracted towards obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular problems.A star rating system developed by the FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) identifies a product's level of healthiness. NAPi (Nutrition Advocacy for Public Interest) and a few doctors disagree Read more..

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 Regulator is blundering on draft food policy, say nutrition activists, Moneycontrol.com – 24^th Nov 2022

As the food safety regulator prepares to notify changes in the labelling on packaged food products, activists stress that instead of protecting people from poor health outcomes, the proposed policy may inadvertently harm public health as consumption of unhealthy food may increase with stars on the label Read more..

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“Unhealthy” alarm on food labels, The Telegraph, 24^th Nov 2022

At a press conference, a number of doctor's urged India's food regulatory agency to revise proposed food labelling regulations that they claim will double the allowable amount of sugar in solid food products and deceive customers by giving nutrition stars to unhealthy food products.Packaged UnhealthyFood products with high levels of sugar, salt, or fat — such as chips, cream biscuits, or beverages — could get at least half a star, one star, or even two stars because of their other contents which could mislead consumers Read more..

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सेहतबिगाड़नेवालेपैक्डफ़ूडपरस्टारलेबलिंगघातक: डॉवितुल, दैनिकजागरण, भटिंडा, 24^th Nov 2022

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Hindu outfits to join drive to make easy-to-understand FOPL warning on packaged foods mandatory, The Pioneer, 24^th Nov 2022

In Varanasi, a number of organizations have joined health professionals and activists in calling for required, simple-to-understand front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) warnings on pre-packaged foods. At a press conference, experts said that HSR would not only fail to help consumers make healthy decisions, but would also deceive them about their nutritional content Read more

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Be punchy on munchy: Processed food regulation is too lenient to make a difference to snacking’s serious health costs, Times of India, 25^th Nov 2022

People have a right to know exactly what they are consuming. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), which just released the Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling for Food Products Draft Notification, gives the food industry a long four-year window before front of packet labelling (FOPL) becomes required. Additionally, the levels of permitted salt, sugar, and fat in processed foods are severely restricted Read more

‘Packaged food items must have front warning’, New Indian Express – 26^th Nov 2022

On Wednesday (24^th Nov 2022), a national think tank on nutrition policy said that all pre-packaged food products should have front-of-pack labelling to alert consumers about the presence of salt, sugar, and saturated fat. This is due to the direct link between the rising use of these items and Health conditions including cancer, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and obesity etc Read more..

Front-of-Pack Labelling:FSSAI Blunders on Draft Food Policy, Delhi Post – 28^th Nov 2022

A draft Policy for the Front-of-Pack Labelling of pre-packaged food products was released for public comments by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Given that foods with "Stars" on the label are more likely to be consumed, the proposed draft policy could unintentionally impair public health. The use of Warning labels rather than Star Labelling is advocated by numerous experts Read more..