Food literacy & food labeling laws-a legal analysis of India's food policy.
FSSAI
Food labeling laws
food literacy
Journal
Journal of family medicine and primary care
ISSN: 2249-4863
Titre abrégé: J Family Med Prim Care
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101610082
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2023
Apr 2023
Historique:
received:
18
04
2022
revised:
13
10
2022
accepted:
01
11
2022
medline:
14
6
2023
pubmed:
14
6
2023
entrez:
14
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Aggressively marketed, cheaper and more easily available pre-packaged foods, often considered as foods high in fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) is finding a growing preference amongst consumers in India. These HFSS foods are the major causes of heart and other non-communicable diseases worldwide. To prevent or control further widespread of NCDs, Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued numerous food and packaging laws and acts to control their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and import so that a safe and wholesome food is available to the consumers. The Front-of-pack labeling (FOPL), proposed by FSSAI in 2019, is a key strategy to alert and educate consumers in making an informed choice. This article aims to enlist and describe various food and labeling laws and acts enacted in India since the last two decades and identify that what type of label would be best suited to India.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37312769
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_880_22
pii: JFMPC-12-606
pmc: PMC10259563
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
606-610Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2023 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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