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TNPSC   |   28 February 2022 02:29:55

Health star Rating



  • The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is starting a star rating system for packaged foods.

  • As per the 'Health Star' rating system, packaged foods will display the number of stars on the front of the pack.

  • It indicates how healthy or unhealthy it is depending upon the amount of salt, sugar and fat it contains.

  • Health star rating was one of five types of labels that were considered, including traffic light signs, a nutrition score and warning symbols.