SC slams FSSAI over delay in warning labels on package foods
Aug 16, 2026 • Sidrah Gohar • Court Notices / Legal Notices
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The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 13, slammed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over a delay in introducing warning labels on packaged foods and asked if the government “does not want its people to be healthy”.The top court was hearing a PIL of public charitable trust 3S and Our Health Society seeking directions to the Centre, states and Union territories to implement mandatory front-of-package warning labels (FOPL) on packaged foods.
A bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said FOPL labels are necessary to create awareness, especially among growing children who are becoming addicted to junk food.