New Delhi, July 24 -- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has recommended a coordinated monitoring mechanism to ensure accurate labelling and prevent misleading claims on packaged food products sold through e-commerce platforms, citing the rapid expansion of online food sales.

In its Fifteenth Report on the subject, "Regulation of Packaged Commodities with specific Reference to Sugar Content in Baby Products and other Food Products," presented in the Lok Sabha, the committee observed that the rapid growth of e-commerce platforms has increased the online sale of packaged food products, posing challenges for labelling and truthful product claims.

The report stated, "The Committee have obs...