# Supreme Court raps FSSAI, sets two-week deadline on warning labels 2026-08-14T04:47:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply questioned the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over its delay in implementing mandatory front-of-pack warning labels on packaged foods high in salt, sugar, or saturated fat. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran asked whether corporate pressures were stopping the regulator and gave the Centre two weeks to decide if the court must step in. The court rejected arguments that Indian foods differ from bland Western diets and that labels would hurt small businesses. FSSAI had proposed a nutrition table instead of interpretive labels, but the court insisted public health, especially of children, cannot wait. Non-communicable diseases cause over 6 million deaths in India annually, and the plea cited diabetes affecting nearly one in four Indians. The regulator had earlier approved new labelling guidelines in 2024 but faced criticism for slow implementation. ## Coverage - retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com - rediff.com Tags: consumer awareness, FSSAI, packaged foods, public health, Supreme Court, warning labels Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-raps-fssai-over-delay-on-warning-labels-for-packaged-foods/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-raps-fssai-over-delay-on-warning-labels-for-packaged-foods/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.