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Supreme Court seeks FSSAI timeline on food warning labels
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Supreme Court seeks FSSAI timeline on food warning labels
The Supreme Court asked FSSAI for a timeline on front-of-pack warning labels and called for nutritional literacy in schools.
Why it matters: GS-2 core; factual, Prelims-type
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The Supreme Court sought a clear timeline from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for rolling out front-of-pack nutritional warning labels.
The Court also called for greater nutritional literacy in schools to help children make informed dietary choices.
FSSAI functions as a statutory body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- FSSAI
- Supreme Court
- food labelling
- nutrition
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- FSSAI, Supreme Court, food labelling, nutrition
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Use as an example in GS-2 answers (GS Paper 2 - Health Policy / Governance).
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Gegeneophis chandgadi, a species recently discovered in Maharashtra, belongs to which group of amphibians?
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- Salamanders
- Caecilians (legless amphibians)
- Toads
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Answer: C — Gegeneophis chandgadi is a caecilian, a limbless, burrowing amphibian, discovered in the Chandgad region of Maharashtra.
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