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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Health
- Business Standard
Health ministry issues advisory to display Oil and Sugar Boards in workplaces to promote healthier dietary habits
The Union Health Ministry has issued an advisory which is an initiative towards making healthier choices at work places. It advises about display of Boards in various workplaces such as lobbies, canteens, cafeterias, meeting rooms etc., to raise awareness on harmful consumption of hidden fats and excess sugar in various food items. These Boards are meant to serve as daily reminders on fighting obesity, the burden of which is sharply rising in the Health Ministry Advisory does not direct Warning Labels on food products sold by vendors, and has not been selective towards Indian snacks, it stated. It does not target India's rich street food general advisory is a behavioural nudge to make people aware about hidden fats and excess sugar in all food products and not specifically to any particular food product. The Advisory mentions other health messages such as promoting healthy meals such as fruits, vegetables and low-fat options along with making suggestions for opting for physical activity such as encouraging use of stairs, organising short exercise breaks and facilitating walking routes.
Mint
5 days ago
- Health
- Mint
Govt denies crackdown on samosa, jalebi with ‘sugar, fats' labels: ‘Not targeting India's rich street food culture'
Denying reports that the Indian government had proposed to display 'sugar, fats' warning labels on popular food items such as samosa, jalebi, kachori, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) clarified on Tuesday, July 15, that the initiative was not to target India's rich street food culture but to towards 'making healthier choices at work places'. The ministry has also clarified that the advisory was about 'display of Boards in various workplaces…to raise awareness on harmful consumption of hidden fats and excess sugar in various food items.' 'These Boards are meant to serve as daily reminders on fighting obesity, the burden of which is sharply rising in the country,' the government said, while denying the media reports as 'baseless, misleading, and incorrect.' Rejecting any targeting of the Indian snacks, it said, 'The Health Ministry Advisory does not direct Warning Labels on food products sold by vendors, and has not been selective towards Indian snacks.' 'It does not target India's rich street food culture.' 'The general advisory is a behavioural nudge to make people aware about hidden fats and excess sugar in all food products and not specifically to any particular food product. The Advisory mentions other health messages such as promoting healthy meals such as fruits, vegetables and low-fat options...' Earlier in the day, some reports doing rounds on social media that the Union Health Ministry had proposed to prominently display warnings indicating the amount of oil and sugar content in popular food items, such as pizzas and burgers, samosas, vada paav, kachori among others, in schools, offices, institutions in various Departments/Offices/autonomous bodies and organisations. They said the snacks will carry a cigarette-styled warnings to highlight the hidden fat and sugar lurk in popular snacks.
