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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: Supreme Court<\/a> on Tuesday told the Centre and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to give top priority to the health of citizens and not play to the interests of multinational companies. The court asked for implementation of a \u2018Front-of-Pack Warning Labels\u2019 system on packages of processed food to ensure clear, front-facing symbols listing the sugar, salt, saturated fats and calories, among others, contained in them.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan expressed dissatisfaction over FSSAI<\/a>\u2019s response which sought more time to do research and indicated that the court would intervene if it wasn\u2019t done by the authorities.\u201cYou should not be concerned about multinational companies but about the right to health of citizens of the country,\u201d the bench said granting three weeks\u2019 time to conduct research. The court had in April last year directed the expert committee appointed by the Centre to prepare its recommendation and submit a report regarding change in rules pertaining to the display of ingredients. The Union govt submitted that according to an affidavit filed by FSSAI, it received 14,000 comments on the new rules and thus decided to amend the regulations. The court was hearing a PIL seeking directions from the Centre and states to make the Front of Package Warning Label for processed foods mandatory.FSSAI had in 2014 approved a proposal to display nutritional information, including total sugar, salt and saturated fat content in bold lettering and prominent font size on labels of packaged food. \u201cAlong with empowering consumers to make healthier choices, the amendment would also contribute towards efforts to combat the rise of non-communicable diseases and promote public health and well-being,\u201d the govt statement had said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n