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Red hexagon on your snack pack: What FSSAI’s new proposed warning label means | Explained
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
India's food safety authority has proposed a new warning label system featuring a red hexagon for packaged foods and beverages that contain high levels of specific nutrients of concern. According to an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, the mandatory front-of-pack labeling would apply to items exceeding established thresholds for added sugar, saturated fat, and salt.
WHY IT MATTERS
This proposed regulation introduces a standardized visual warning system designed to help consumers quickly identify unhealthful processed foods and beverages in the Indian market.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on August 28, has proposed that the warning initially apply to products high in two or more of the three “nutrients of concern” — added sugar, added saturated fat and salt — as well as specified highly sweetened beverages
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