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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

India wanted red flags on chip packets and soda. Big Food fought back

NEW DELHI/LONDON: A can of Fanta sold in London has 63 calories. Buy the same brand in India, and it contains three times as much sugar. It also includes artificial dye, whose presence in food products in Europe requires a prominent health ​warning.

In India, the colorant's presence is noted merely in small print on the back of the can. ​That suits some of the world's biggest companies, which have long resisted Indian efforts to mandate nutritional warnings on the front of packaged products.

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