**Summary:**
Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3295, addressed to the Minister of Health and Family Welfare on August 8, 2025, concerns the finalization of rules for Front of Package Warning Labels (FoPNL). The question asks whether the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has failed to act on the Supreme Court's April 2025 direction to finalize the report on necessary amendments required in the rules for the FoPNL system. The response from the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, indicates that the FSSAI notified a draft Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) amendment Regulation, 2020, on September 13, 2022, regarding the FoPNL model, for stakeholder comments. The FSSAI received over 14,000 comments from stakeholders in response to this draft regulation.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for health policy in India.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI): An authority established by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, responsible for setting food standards and regulations in India.
Supreme Court: The highest judicial body and court of appeal of India.
Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling (FoPNL): A labeling system designed to quickly and easily communicate nutritional information to consumers on the front of food packages.
Shri Prataprao Jadhav: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Food Safety and Standards Labelling and Display amendment Regulation, 2020: A draft regulation notified by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regarding Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling (FoPNL).
Shri. Com Selvaraj V: Member of Parliament who asked the unstarred question.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 3295
TO BE ANSWERED ON8THAUGUST, 2025
RULES FORFRONT-OF-PACKAGE WARNING LABELS
3295.COM. SELVARAJ V:
SHRISUBBARAYANK:
Will the Ministerof HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has
failed to act onthe Supreme Court's direction givenin April thisyear to finalise the report on
necessary amendmentsrequired inthe rulesfor Front-of-packwarning labellingsystem; and
(b) if so, the detailsthereofand the reactionof the Government thereto?
ANSWER
THE MINISTEROFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) & (b): Food Safety andStandards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notifieddraft Food Safety
and Standards (Labelling and Display) amendment Regulation, 2020 on 13th September, 2022
on Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling (FoPNL) Model for comments of stakeholders. More than
14000commentswere received from stakeholders.
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