INDIAN FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION UPSET OVER SCHOOL FOOD CODING PLANS
March 1st, 2018
PROPOSED regulations to introduce traffic light health labelling for food products in Indian schools have infuriated the leader of the country’s processed food industry association. He has warned that the law could force manufacturers to use the system for entire ranges of their products, regardless of where they are sold, including jams, juices, butter, pickles and Indian condiments, as well as basic recipe ingredients such as meat and vegetables.
“This is ploy to confuse the Indian consumer and to upset the industry,” said Subod Jindal, president of All ...
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