FSSAI and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is the statutory regulator for food safety and labelling in India, established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. It consolidates earlier fragmented food laws (such as the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954) into a single framework and is empowered to frame regulations on packaging, labelling and standards for food articles.
- FSSAI functions under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is headquartered in New Delhi.
- Section 92 of the FSS Act, 2006 empowers FSSAI to make regulations on labelling and display requirements for food products.
- FSSAI's labelling powers are currently exercised through the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, which are being amended to introduce front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FoPNL).
- A 2022 draft notification proposed an "Indian Nutrition Rating" — a health-star-style rating system — as India's FoPNL model, but it has faced stakeholder pushback and repeated delay in finalisation.
● Tracked since August 13, 2026 · last seen August 28, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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