The proposal calls for the total sugar, salt and saturated fat content of packaged foods to be placed "in capital letters and at a relatively increased font size."
The ministry said that "Information about the percentage contribution per serving to the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) will be given in bold for total sugar, total saturated fat and sodium content."
The decision to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Labeling and Display) Regulations, 2020 was taken in the 44th meeting of the Food Authority.
Regulations 2(v) and 5(3) specify requirements for mentioning serving size and nutritional information on food product labels respectively.
“The amendment aims to empower consumers to better understand the nutritional value of the product they are consuming and make healthy decisions,” MoHFW said.
Health care and nutrition experts are highlighting the need to curb the consumption of packaged foods rich in sugar, salt and saturated fat – leading to communicable diseases (NCDs).
The proposal will "enable people to make healthy choices as well as contribute to efforts to combat NCDs and promote public health and well-being."
FSSAI is also expected to share the draft notification for the said amendment in the public domain to invite suggestions and objections.
Further, FSSAI from time to time issues advisories to prevent false and misleading claims like 'health drinks', '100% fruit juices', use of the term wheat flour/refined wheat flour, advertising and marketing of ORS etc. Used to be. With prefix or suffix, nutrient function claim for multi-source edible vegetable oil, etc.
MoHFW said that these advisories and instructions have been issued to prevent misleading claims by FBOs.
The ministry said that "Information about the percentage contribution per serving to the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) will be given in bold for total sugar, total saturated fat and sodium content."
The decision to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Labeling and Display) Regulations, 2020 was taken in the 44th meeting of the Food Authority.
Regulations 2(v) and 5(3) specify requirements for mentioning serving size and nutritional information on food product labels respectively.
“The amendment aims to empower consumers to better understand the nutritional value of the product they are consuming and make healthy decisions,” MoHFW said.
Health care and nutrition experts are highlighting the need to curb the consumption of packaged foods rich in sugar, salt and saturated fat – leading to communicable diseases (NCDs).
The proposal will "enable people to make healthy choices as well as contribute to efforts to combat NCDs and promote public health and well-being."
FSSAI is also expected to share the draft notification for the said amendment in the public domain to invite suggestions and objections.
Further, FSSAI from time to time issues advisories to prevent false and misleading claims like 'health drinks', '100% fruit juices', use of the term wheat flour/refined wheat flour, advertising and marketing of ORS etc. Used to be. With prefix or suffix, nutrient function claim for multi-source edible vegetable oil, etc.
MoHFW said that these advisories and instructions have been issued to prevent misleading claims by FBOs.