INDIAN FOOD INDUSTRY ATTACKS GOVERNMENT HEALTH LABELLING PLAN
April 1st, 2018
An Indian government plan to adopt a new food labelling regulation that mandates detailed nutrition information on the front of packaging in a fixed format is being bitterly opposed by the industry.
Subod Jindal, president of All India Food Processors' Association, in New Delhi, accused the Indian authorities of “damaging the sector”, adding: “They are hell bent on doing it.”
He was commenting on draft Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018 issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), which includes ...
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