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As obesity rises, Supreme Court puts govton notice over junk food labels

The order, in response to a PIL filed by NGO ‘3S and Our HEALTH Society’ which moved SC through advocate Rajiv Shankar Dvivedi, comes as govt has seemed reluctant to implement front-of-pack warning labels on junk food. SC said food with high salt, sugar, saturated fat and calorie

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ANUJA JAISWAL AND AMIT ANAND CHOUDHARY26 Aug 2026, 08:56 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readIndiaIndia
As obesity rises, Supreme Court puts govt on notice over junk food labels

IndiaANUJA JAISWAL AND AMIT ANAND CHOUDHARY

The order, in response to a PIL filed by NGO ‘3S and Our HEALTH Society’ which moved SC through advocate Rajiv Shankar Dvivedi, comes as govt has seemed reluctant to implement front-of-pack warning labels on junk food. SC said food with high salt, sugar, saturated fat and calories could lead to health risks and clearer nutrition information must be displayed to help to make healthier choices.

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Source: Times of India · ANUJA JAISWAL AND AMIT ANAND CHOUDHARY. Published 26 Aug 2026, 08:56 pm.

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