The Taste of Deception: India's Love Affair with Cheap Packaged Food The recent proposal by India's Food Safety and Standards Authority to introduce health warning labels on certain food products has shed light on the country's long standing dependence on cheap packaged food.
This trend is not just about consumer preference, but also about how multinational corporations have influenced Indian tastes to serve their interests.
India's struggle with processed foods is starkly evident in its diabetes crisis: over 101 million people live with diabetes, and another 136 million have prediabetes.