Overview

• Cafeterias at AIIMS Nagpur now display colourful oil and sugar boards detailing the fat and sugar content of samosas, jalebis and other popular snacks
• The Press Information Bureau clarified on July 15 that the measure is a voluntary workplace advisory and does not mandate warning labels or target street food vendors
• Health experts warn that frequent intake of deep-fried and sugar-heavy snacks drives obesity, diabetes and heart disease and project 449 million obese Indians by 2050
• West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee refused to implement the advisory in her state, while MP Milind Deora demanded equal warnings for foreign fast-food items such as burgers and pizzas
• Nutritionists including Rujuta Diwekar argued that ultra-processed packaged foods should receive prominent warning markers before traditional fried snacks