{"id":303931,"date":"2024-07-09T19:25:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T13:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=303931"},"modified":"2024-07-09T19:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T13:55:57","slug":"new-labelling-regulations-for-packaged-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/new-labelling-regulations-for-packaged-food\/","title":{"rendered":"New Labelling Regulations for Packaged Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-<\/strong>This post on New Labelling Regulations for Packaged Food has been created based on the article \u201cEmpowering consumers: The proposed food regulation will help them\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201cBusiness Standard\u201d<\/strong> on 9 July 2024.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus<\/strong>-GS Paper-2- Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.<\/p>\n

Context<\/strong>-This article discusses the recent amendment to food labelling regulations by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The amendment intends to improve consumer awareness and public health.<\/p>\n

India’s urban growth is boosting consumption of packaged foods, especially among children. By 2030, India could have over 27 million obese children, making up 10% of the global total, as per UNICEF’s “World Obesity Atlas” (2022).<\/p>\n

What are the recent amendments brought by FSSAI?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The FSSAI approved changes to the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Packaged foods will now show salt, total sugar, and saturated fat details in a bold and larger font. Previously, this information was in small fonts which could have been easily overlooked by consumers.<\/p>\n

What is the significance of new regulation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Empowerment-<\/strong>It will empower the consumers to make informed decisions.<\/p>\n

2) Enhancing Public Health <\/strong>-The proposed changes to food regulations will enhance public health, combatting non-communicable diseases.<\/p>\n

3) Export-based Employment<\/strong>-The portion of processed food in total agricultural exports almost doubled from 2014-15 to 2022-23, reaching around 26%. Adopting global food regulations will create more opportunities for growth and export-based employment.<\/p>\n

What are the challenges in food safety regulation in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Simply showing nutritional information in big fonts isn’t enough if consumers don’t understand its importance or the health risks it signals.<\/p>\n

2) Harmful substances in popular Indian spice brands and extra sugar in baby food were detected through testing done abroad by a foreign NGO.<\/p>\n

A detailed article on Food Safety Regulations in India can be read here.<\/a><\/p>\n

What should be the way forward?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Raising public awareness about recommended dietary allowances and their connection to saturated fat, sodium, and sugar is essential.<\/p>\n

2) Public health departments at both the central and state levels should conduct awareness campaigns to educate the public.<\/p>\n

3) There is a need to encourage better food choices that can alleviate strain on healthcare systems.<\/p>\n

4) The food regulator must set clear standards and ensure all food companies follow them to keep consumers safe and maintain trust.<\/p>\n

Question for practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the importance of implementing new regulations? What obstacles does India face in ensuring food safety regulations? How should progress be made going forward?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on New Labelling Regulations for Packaged Food has been created based on the article \u201cEmpowering consumers: The proposed food regulation will help them\u201d published in \u201cBusiness Standard\u201d on 9 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2- Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation. Context-This… Continue reading New Labelling Regulations for Packaged Food<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,11973],"tags":[10503,300,212],"class_list":["post-303931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-governance","tag-business-standard","tag-governance","tag-gs-paper-2","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303931\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}