{"id":16993,"date":"2026-08-26T21:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16993"},"modified":"2026-08-26T21:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:55:34","slug":"as-obesity-rises-supreme-court-puts-govt-on-notice-over-junk-food-labels-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16993","title":{"rendered":"As obesity rises, Supreme Court puts govt on notice over junk food labels | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133550850,imgsize-108922,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/unicef-flags-sharp-rise-of-obesity-across-all-age-groups-in-india.jpg\" alt=\"As obesity rises, Supreme Court puts govt on notice over junk food labels\" title=\"Number of overweight school-going kids and adolescents increased from 2% to 10% between 2000 and 2022.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Number of overweight school-going kids and adolescents increased from 2% to 10% between 2000 and 2022.\">Number of overweight school-going kids and adolescents increased from 2% to 10% between 2000 and 2022.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: With obesity, particularly among children, turning out to be a major health concern and number of overweight school-going kids and adolescents increasing from 2% to 10% between 2000 and 2022, Supreme Court has indicated that the health of people cannot be compromised and sent an ultimatum to Centre to implement its order for putting front-of-pack warning labels on junk food.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>\u201cIf the Union does it on its own, well and good, otherwise we shall proceed to pass further directions &#8230;We do not approve the stance of the Union when it says it is not possible to match with international standards, more particularly, developed countries. Should India remain as an underdeveloped country? That\u2019s the question we are putting forward for the Union to consider,\u201d a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said in its order, as it linked the issue of food safety to right of life guaranteed under Article 21.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The order, in response to a PIL filed by NGO \u20183S and Our HEALTH Society\u2019 which moved SC through advocate Rajiv Shankar Dvivedi, comes as govt has seemed reluctant to implement front-of-pack warning labels on junk food. SC said food with high salt, sugar, saturated fat and calories could lead to health risks and clearer nutrition information must be displayed to help to make healthier choices. As per Economic Survey 2025-26, India\u2019s ultra-processed food market increased by more than 150% between 2009 and 2023, while obesity reportedly doubling.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/as-obesity-rises-supreme-court-puts-govt-on-notice-over-junk-food-labels\/articleshow\/133550724.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Number of overweight school-going kids and adolescents increased from 2% to 10% between 2000 and 2022. 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