Indian packaged food majors are voluntarily disclosing limited ingredient details on front packs while FSSAI's mandatory salt-sugar-fat labelling regulation remains pending after eight years. Health advocates flag the moves as fragmented and non-standardised, leaving consumers without comparable nutritional signals.

ET Retail · 5/27/2026, 5:24:30 AM

With mandatory front-of-pack labelling norms pending for eight years, PepsiCo, ITC, Nestle and iD Fresh Food have started voluntary callouts on sugar, salt, fats and preservatives across brands like Maggi, Milky Bar, Aashirvaad and Sunfeast Farmlite. Health advocates say piecemeal labels fall short without standardized warnings.

ET Small Business · 5/26/2026, 7:50:04 PM