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New food labels: What your snack won't be able to hide anymore

Hindustan Times Delhi

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September 21, 2025

From supermarket aisles to kitchen shelves, packaged foods have become a daily staple.

- S Farah Rizvi

New food labels: What your snack won't be able to hide anymore

But hidden in those colourful wrappers are sugars, salts, and fats driving India's epidemic of lifestyle diseases. Soon, every packet will carry a star rating and warning signs up front, making sure the risks are no longer tucked away in fine print. In a landmark step to fight lifestyle diseases like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, India is set to introduce a new food labelling system. By October, packaged foods could carry two key markers: the Indian Nutrition Rating (INR), a star-based score, and Front-of-Pack Nutrition Warning Labels (FOPNL). The move follows a Supreme Court directive, which asked the Centre to finalise food safety norms within three months after a PIL was filed by NGOs 3S and Our Health.

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