New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has opined that the proposed rule of printing of Indian Nutrition Rating (INR) has not taken into account the ground reality of the food trade, various parameters of spending of the consumers and local manufactures such as traditionally known as Halwai and Bakers.

In a letter to Mansukhbhai Mandaviya, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, CAIT's National Secretary General, Praveen Khandelwal drew his attention to the Draft Notification of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for the printing of Indian Nutrition Rating (INR) on food packets as part of a labelling exercise with healthy food items getting a higher rating.

"This move undoubtedly looks to be ...