Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Consumption of junk food distributed by various government and non-government organisations as relief materials after the April 25 earthquake has caused malnutrition among the children of Okhaldhunga, according to various health organisations. Obesity and malnutrition are seen among the children due to the consumption of junk food. Umesh Chandra Ghimire, …
GURGAON: When the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposed guidelines to restrict sale or availability of food high in fat, salt or sugar within 50m of a school's premises on October 16, Gurgaon schools welcomed the move. But a few days down the line, most schools feel …
JAIPUR: Taking into consideration rising childhood obesity, diabetes and hypertension, an expert committee set up by Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has recommended ban on sale of junk food in school canteens in its report submitted to the ministry this week. The committee also suggested not permitting sale …
`Stop Fast Food Sale In And Around Schools' Junk food could be banned in cafeterias in and around schools if Union minister Maneka Gandhi has her way . The minister has written to her Cabinet colleagues HRD minister Smriti Irani and health minister J P Nadda seeking a ban on …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the move by an expert committee set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) which has recommended ban on sale of junk foods in school canteens and within 200 meters of school in its report submitted to the ministry …
A committee set up by the Centre to look into growing health problems among school going children has recommended that vendors should be barred from selling junk food during school hours in a vicinity of 200 metres of a school. The committee has further suggested that the shops selling junk …
One way to fight health disparities and obesity may be to turn off the TV. Food companies disproportionately target television advertising for unhealthy products like candy and sugary drinks to Latino and African-American youth, new research shows. African-American children and teens in the U.S. are more than twice as likely …
The Bombay high court on 13 August 2015, struck down FSSAI’s order of a nationwide ban on the sale of Nestle India's popular 2-minute Maggi noodles. Nestle India has been asked to conduct fresh safety tests on the product before relaunching it. Order of the Bombay High Court in the …
Order of the Bombay High Court dated 30/06/2015 in the matter of Nestle India Ltd. V. FSSAI & Ors allowing Maggi noodles to be exported. Original Source
M/S Nestle India Ltd. is aware of the currently on-going nation-wide concerns regarding the safety of its food products cited under the above subject. Pursuant to the sampling and testing of the said product by the establishment of the office of Commissioner of Food Safety, Uttar Pradesh and recognising the …
People who eat lots of fried food and sugary drinks have a 56 percent higher risk of heart disease compared to those who eat healthier, US researchers said Monday. The findings in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, were based on a six-year study of more than 17,000 …
Big Debate: Is Maggi being targeted? The debate is being moderated by Neha Panth. It had the following panelists:Sambit Patra (BJP)Amiben Yagnik (Congress)Amit Khurrana (CSE)Rahul Verma (Uday foundation)Sriram Khanna (Consumer Worker) Deepak Sharma.
Nestle India has approached the Uttarakahand High Court against the state government's 3-month ban on Maggi. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/video/nestle-ceo-defence-maggi-government-orders-recall-of-9-variants/1/442534.html
Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have joined the list of states that have banned Maggi noodles. But shouldn’t the debate go beyond Maggi and ask a fundamental question: how safe is the food we eat? We debate. http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-buck-stops-here/why-just-maggi-is-the-food-we-eat-safe/369954
Dubious testing facilities, half-baked safety standards and nonchalant attitudes to hygiene may mean that virtually every food item is prone to contamination. Wade through the busy road leading to Azadpur Mandi in the Capital, Asia's largest wholesale market for fruits and vegetables, and you will see different varieties being sold …
Most New Zealanders would back government actions to restrict the marketing of unhealthy food to children, according to the results of a survey out on Monday. The independent poll showed 73 percent of adults supported controls in New Zealand, which has no government regulation of the marketing of sugary and …
Restaurant food may be just as unhealthy as meals at some fast-food joints, according to recent findings published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers at the University of Illinois found that when Americans go to a full-service restaurant, they consume, on average, about 200 more calories than when …
Data concerning the effects of afternoon snacking on ingestive behavior, mood, and cognition are limited. The purpose of this study was to compare 1088 kJ of high-protein (HP) or high-fat (HF) afternoon snacks vs. no snacking on appetite, food intake, mood, and cognition in adolescents.
Bite into that burger, chug that cola, drizzle that honey at your own risk. The Centre for Science and Environment has for years played food sleuth, revealing unpalatable truths about what we consume. There's more to those bottles and jars filling our larders and refrigerators than what their labels say. …
In current model of agricultural growth, what goes out is what is best for our bodies and our health - small farmers and local food businesses. What survives is what we do not need - large agribusinesses What it eats reflects a society's position on the modernity trajectory. Poorer countries …
