Listen up, india – I just did the side-by-side nobody asked for, but we all needed. I put an indian Snickers next to a UK one. The difference? It’s disgusting. In india, you’re getting:
That’s exactly why we need tougher food regulations – not polite suggestions, but real standards that stop companies from quietly downgrading products for “cost-sensitive” markets. And let’s not pretend this is accidental. Snickers doesn’t sell itself as an occasional treat. They’ve drilled into our heads that when you’re peckish, Snickers is the answer – turning a high-sugar bar into an everyday “hunger solution.” Clever marketing. Dangerous reality.
Companies like Mars don’t wake up one day and decide to be nicer because they feel bad. They change when consumers get loud, united, and relentless. When sales take a hit. When boycotts trend. When regulators feel heat. So this is on us. We stop shrugging and start demanding. Better ingredients. Honest labels. Equal standards – no more “good enough for India” versions.Time to make some noise. Time to Make india Healthy Again.
- Just 5.6% raisins
- A staggering 54.14g of total sugar
- 9.1g saturated fat
- Almost double the raisins at 10%
- Way less sugar at 41g
- Barely half the saturated fat – only 4.9g
That’s exactly why we need tougher food regulations – not polite suggestions, but real standards that stop companies from quietly downgrading products for “cost-sensitive” markets. And let’s not pretend this is accidental. Snickers doesn’t sell itself as an occasional treat. They’ve drilled into our heads that when you’re peckish, Snickers is the answer – turning a high-sugar bar into an everyday “hunger solution.” Clever marketing. Dangerous reality.Companies like Mars don’t wake up one day and decide to be nicer because they feel bad. They change when consumers get loud, united, and relentless. When sales take a hit. When boycotts trend. When regulators feel heat. So this is on us. We stop shrugging and start demanding. Better ingredients. Honest labels. Equal standards – no more “good enough for India” versions.Time to make some noise. Time to Make india Healthy Again.
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