New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Food regulator FSSAI has expressed concern over food companies not adhering to mandatory labelling norms on their nutraceutical and health supplement products and warned of action if they do not comply.

In a social media post on Monday, the Food and Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an advisory on 'mandatory compliance with labelling requirements and warning statements for plant and botanical ingredients and their extracts'.

"Several Food Business Operators (FBOs) engaged in the manufacture and sale of nutraceuticals, health supplements, or food for special dietary use or food for special medical purpose etc., are not adhering to the mandatory labelling requirements and warning statements,"...