FSSAI has notified implementation of Health star rating on Food products on Front of pack labeling. The rating system is treating milk fat as inferior to the plant based fat and Milk sugar i.e lactose equivalent to sucrose or added sugar. Please watch this video to know importance of milk ingredients and why a nutritionally dense food like milk be treated differently at the time of evaluation of ratings.
The video highlights the way manipulation is done by unhealthier food companies to get better ratings. Front-of-pack nutrition labeling (FOPNL) is a powerful tool to promote healthier food environments. It simplifies complex nutritional data into quick, easy-to-understand visuals on packaging, helping consumers make better choices at the point of purchase.
