SC slams FSSAI over delay in introducing warning labels on packaged foods

New
Delhi,
Aug
13
(PTI):
The
Sup eme
Cou t
o
Thu sday
slammed
the
Food
Safety
a d
Sta da ds
Autho ity
of
I dia
(FSSAI)
ove
a
delay
i
i t oduci g
wa i g
labels
o
packaged
foods
a d
asked
if
the
gove me t
“does
ot
wa t
its
people
to
be
healthy”.

The
top
cou t
was
hea i g
a
PIL
of
public
cha itable
t ust
3S
a d
Ou
Health
Society
seeki g
di ectio s
to
the
Ce t e,
states
a d
U io
te ito ies
to
impleme t
ma dato y
f o t-of-package
wa i g
labels
(FOPL)
o
packaged
foods.

A
be ch
comp isi g
Justices
J
B
Pa diwala
a d
K
Vi od
Cha d a
said
FOPL
labels
a e
ecessa y
to
c eate
awa e ess,
especially
amo g
g owi g
child e
who
a e
becomi g
addicted
to
ju k
food.

“A e
you
taki g
the
cou t
fo
a
toss?”
Justice
Pa diwala
questio ed
Additio al
Solicito
Ge e al
B ije de
Chaha .

The
top
cou t
oted
that
the e
was
o
p og ess
o
its
o de
ega di g
the
issue
of
labelli g.

“We
a e
doi g
this
i
public
i te est.
Keep
it
i
mi d.
We
a e
ot
doi g
it
fo
ou selves.
Why
a e
you
ot
abidi g
by
ou
o de ?
We
k ow
the
p essu e
o
you.
Will
you
do
it
o
you
ow
o
should
we
pass
a
o de ?”
Justice
Pa diwala
obse ved.

The
plea
efe ed
to
I dia’s
g owi g
bu de
of
o -commu icable
diseases
a d
claimed
FOPL
would
highlight
the
p ese ce
of
high
levels
of
suga ,
salt
a d
satu ated
fats
—
key
co t ibuto s
to
se ious
health
issues
such
as
diabetes,
obesity,
ca diovascula
diseases
a d
ce tai
ca ce s.

It
highlighted
the
ala mi g
su ge
i
lifestyle
diseases
ac oss
the
cou t y
a d
said
o -commu icable
diseases
we e
ow
espo sible
fo
ove
6
millio
deaths
a ually
i
the
cou t y,
with
diabetes
eme gi g
as
a
sile t
epidemic
affecti g
ea ly
o e
i
fou
I dia s.
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