ICMR-NIN Urges Health Tax on HFSS foods and Stricter Ad Rules0

• Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
• April 15, 2025

Report The Indian Council of Medical Research–National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) has recommended imposing a health tax on high-fat, high-sugar, and salt foods, i.e, HFSS foods. This move aims to curb obesity rates among Indian adolescents, which have been rising sharply in recent years. The consortium, under the Let’s Fix Our Food (LFOF) initiative, has called