Q. Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: India has a mandatory front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) rule for packaged foods.
Statement-II: India is a party to the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

[A] Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

[B] Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

[C] Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

[D] Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

Answer: D
Notes:

Explanations –

Statement-I is incorrect. India does not currently have a mandatory front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) system in place. While the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed regulations for FOPL, these proposals are still under consideration and have not yet been implemented as mandatory rules.

Statement-II is correct. India is a member of the World Health Assembly (WHA), which is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHA has passed resolutions emphasizing the importance of strategies like FOPL to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and India participates in these discussions as a member state.

Source: The Hindu

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