India’s food regulator told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it is open to adopting stricter food labelling measures than those proposed earlier, following criticism that its two-phased approach could delay warning labels.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) last month proposed initial red-coloured hexagonal warning labels for products exceeding limits in at least two of three categories, added sugar, salt or saturated fat. It had proposed making the labels stricter in the second phase.