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The Real Cost of India's Food Label Isn't the Label. It's Reformulating Twice!
Part 1 of Borrowed Labels: Before You Call India's Food Label a Health Revolution, Read the Court Order. Part 3 follows the hearing on 28 September.
Before You Call India’s Food Label a 'Health Revolution', First Read the Court Order !
India's proposed red hexagon warning label has not been approved, notified, or given a date. On 10 September the Supreme Court sent it back to FSSAI with thirteen questions, and the eleventh asks what replaces the sugar, salt and fat that manufacturers remove.
Dear, Indian Food Business: Clearing the EU Border is not the end. RASFF Tells the Rest !
Most food businesses treat the EU border as the test. The EU's own public record suggests otherwise. Eight Indian-origin cases, and where problems were really found.
Thinking of switching to recyclable plastic for your food contact material? Wait ! Think, Then decide....
Recyclable packaging and safe packaging are not the same thing. Here is what the FAO's 2026 report means for Indian food businesses, and the three questions your supplier cannot answer.
GLP-1 Booster Supplements: Real Science or Borrowed Hype?
What every Indian manufacturer needs to understand before entering the GLP-1 supplement market: the science, the regulatory line, and where the two diverge.
Green Tea: Booming in India, Restricted in Europe
The same green tea extract capsule can carry a weight-management claim in India and be barred from that claim in Europe. That gap is a compliance risk the moment you cross a border.