Parliamentary panel seeks tougher sugar disclosure and e-commerce food-label checks

A parliamentary panel has urged FSSAI and consumer authorities to tighten packaged-food labelling, including sugar classifications and colour-coded warnings. It also called for closer scrutiny of misleading product information on e-commerce platforms, with stronger safeguards for infant and children’s foods.

— Filed Fri, 24 Jul, 2026, 15:20 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Parliamentary panel urged FSSAI and consumer authorities to tighten packaged-food labelling, introduce sugar classifications and colour-coded warnings, monitor misleading e-commerce listings, and set stronger enforcement rules, especially for infant and children’s foods.

Why this matters

The recommendation extends recent pressure on FSSAI to finalise front-of-pack nutrition labels and enforce rules on “healthy food” claims by D2C brands.

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