FSSAI proposed rolling out the label system in two phases—the first for products high in two or more nutrients and the second for those high in any one nutrient.
A LocalCircles survey showed that a majority of Indian consumers want warning labels to reflect total nutrient levels rather than limiting metrics to added ingredients alone.
Public health activists are demanding a strong policy for ultra-processed foods as well. They want clear, visible warning labels that tell consumers what they are buying, so they can make an informed decision.
Zomato has placed the responsibility on restaurant partners to verify supplier labels and ensure menu descriptions accurately reflect what customers are served.
FSSAI, as regulator, has the responsibility to safeguard the interests of the common people, protecting them from harmful food but its actual actions have been far from satisfactory.
FSSAI informs the SC the FoP label would be red-coloured hexagon shape & in a font size one-point larger than what is used in the nutrition table on the back of the pack.
Andaz Delhi run by Juniper Hotels, and JW Marriot in Aerocity get notices for expired food, fungal growth, lack of hygiene, pests, spider webs, etc. FSSAI to take action.
The FSSAI’s crackdown on popular brands like Old Monk and Bagpiper has reopened old questions about what goes into India’s rum and whisky. The answer is usually molasses.
In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.
India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.
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