# Supreme Court Gives Centre Two Weeks on Food Warning Labels 2026-08-15T09:46:39+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Supreme Court has given the Centre two weeks to decide the visual format of front-of-package warning labels for packaged foods. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran criticised the delay and rejected the Union government’s claim that matching international packaging standards would be difficult. The court cited systems used in Chile, Israel and Canada and said labels should use clear indicators, words, numbers or symbols. The court said front-of-package labelling could help consumers understand levels of sugar, salt and saturated fats, particularly children increasingly consuming junk food. It also linked the right to health with Articles 21 and 47. The case, filed by 3S and Our Health Society, will be heard again on September 10. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - timesnownews.com Tags: 3S and Our Health Society, FSSAI, India, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-gives-centre-two-weeks-on-food-warning-labels/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-gives-centre-two-weeks-on-food-warning-labels/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.