India, April 12 -- The Supreme Court has directed an expert committee to submit its recommendations within three months on the proposed move to introduce mandatory warning labels on the front of packaged food items by amending the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020.

A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan issued the directive on Wednesday while dealing with a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by 3S and Our Health Society, a non-profit organisation, seeking directions to make front-of-package warning labels (FOPL) mandatory for packaged foods high in sugar, salt, and saturated fat-substances linked to lifestyle diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular ailments.

In September 2022, amen...