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India's top court rebukes government over food warning label delays

Original: India's top court rebukes government over timeline for food warning labels

India's Supreme Court has reprimanded the government over its handling of the timeline for mandatory warning labels on packaged foods. The rebuke centres on delays in implementing front-of-pack labelling rules, a public health measure aimed at warning consumers about high levels of salt, sugar and fat. The government now faces pressure to speed up the long-stalled rollout of the labelling requirements.

Why now: The Supreme Court's public rebuke of the government over stalled food labelling rules is newsworthy given the health implications and the court's rare direct criticism.

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