International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), an American nonprofit with an innocuous sounding name has been quietly infiltrating Indian government's health and nutrition bodies influencing India's food policy on behalf of the chemical industry.[toc]
How an International Shadowy Group is influencing India's Food Policy
New Food Packaging Labeling Rules
Last year the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposed to introduce a traffic light labelling measure, with red spots being used to warn of high fat, sugar or salt content in packaged foods. The FSSAI said these would form the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018.
The draft regulation states that packaged food manufacturers and firms are required to declare nutritional information such as calories (energy), total fat, trans-fat, total sugar and salt per serve, as well as per serve percentage contribution t...
Full Access
Included:
-
Access to All Articles.
-
One Plan. No Tiers.
-
No Ads.
-
Cancel anytime.
