Zomato Hyperpure adds paneer quality certificates as FSSAI scrutiny intensifies
Zomato Hyperpure is showing in-app paneer quality certificates as food brands face sharper scrutiny of health and ingredient claims. FSSAI has issued more than 150 notices to major food and beverage firms this year, while warning labels for high sugar, salt and fat products remain under consideration.
What happened
Hyperpure (Zomato) · Zomato Hyperpure introduced in-app paneer quality certificates as FSSAI scrutiny pushes Indian food brands to revise health and ingredient
Key facts
- Over 150 FSSAI notices issued to major food and beverage firms this year
- 331 food and beverage advertising violations flagged by ASCI in FY26
- Over 60% of ASCI food and beverage violations involved misleading health claims
- Volkswagen stock fell over 30% within days after its 2015 Dieselgate exposure
What changed
Zomato Hyperpure introduced in-app paneer quality certificates as FSSAI scrutiny pushes Indian food brands to revise health and ingredient claims. The regulator has issued over 150 notices, with warning labels for high sugar, salt and fat foods under consideration.
Why this matters
Build verifiable ingredient, sourcing and quality disclosures into customer-facing channels now, as proof-led transparency becomes a compliance and trust imperative.
What to watch
- FSSAI finalizes nutrient warning-label, front-of-pack labeling or health-claim rules.
- Notices escalate into major penalties, product recalls, license suspensions or public naming of brands.
- Large quick-commerce and grocery platforms require test certificates or batch-level traceability from suppliers.
- Consumer complaints, social-media testing campaigns or court actions focus on paneer adulteration and misleading health claims.
- National standards emerge for digital certificates, third-party lab accreditation or QR-based food traceability.