# Doctors Back Junk Food Warnings as Supreme Court Presses Centre 2026-08-10T23:50:46+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Supreme Court has given the Centre and FSSAI two weeks to take a final decision on front-of-pack warning labels for packaged foods high in sugar, salt and saturated fat. The bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran questioned whether industry pressure was delaying action and warned it could issue further directions. Separately, leading doctors urged the government to adopt Economic Survey 2025-26 recommendations, including a 6am to 11pm ban on HFSS and ultra-processed food advertising. They also sought curbs on celebrity endorsements, influencer marketing and child-directed promotions. The doctors cited NFHS-6 data showing nearly one in three women and more than one in four men aged 15-49 are overweight or obese. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com - livemint.com Tags: advertising ban, junk food, NCDs, public health, Supreme Court, warning labels Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/indian-doctors-urge-ban-on-junk-food-ads-warning-labels/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/indian-doctors-urge-ban-on-junk-food-ads-warning-labels/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.