Do you read food packets before you buy them?
Saroja.S, Executive Director, CAG comments on the long overdue Front of Pack Labelling system for processed foods in India. With the much contested draft regulations recommending a star rating system, Saroja points out the practical problems behind such a system. This begins with the assumption that all foods are nutritious at some level, since the regulation does not allow for any food to be given less than half a star.