Packed foods should be regulated: MANOJ RAI DHOOPCHANDI

 

 MANOJ RAI DHOOPCHANDI, SPOKESPERSON, SAMAJWADI PARTY & EX MINISTER  in  Public Dialogue on Children’s Nutritional rights and Package food Labelling on 2 December,2021 at Diamond Hotel, #Varanasi

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Thank you Brother Lenin ji, Vandana Shah ji Anil Yadav ji, former member Legislative Council and ex MP of Varanasi elder brother respected Rajesh Mishra ji, Desai Sahab, MLA Kailashnath Sonkar ji, Shashi Bhai and Rinku Jaiswal ji sitting on the podium and senior journalist Asad Kamal bhai sahib, sitting in front of us. The points raised by Vandana ji and Doctor Sahab are entirely endorsed by me. In this regard, there are two or three things I would like to emphasize because this consultation was organized to enlist our support, and we are totally supportive of it. Food packaging should have warnings about salt, which written in large fonts such as cigarette packets. There is no difference between packaged foods and cigarettes in terms of their harmful effects. If big fonts are used, surely many people will not think about it or won't purchase it. In the cigarette packets, where an image of throat cancer can be seen, many smokers have stopped or reduced their smoking. It has been beneficial to many people. Packaged food contains vitamins, fibre, and carbohydrates. As of now, it is a trend that children wake up in the morning if they are given breakfast, but are not ready to eat. They will try to get kurkure or some toffee, they will keep asking for it. If the father refuses and if the child lives in a joint family, then they should try to coax their uncle. They succeed in persuading their grandfathers if the uncles refuse. Obesity as it continues to increase causes many NCDs, which are increasing continuously. Even the salts are not original but it’s artificial. Chemicals are used as preservatives to keep it for long time and even colouring are done. As a contrast, I would like to include the items that come packed immediately, such as pizza, cakes, and burgers, which are packed immediately. Now is the time for online shopping, a 10-year-old boy opens the app and places an order, but it's not written on it, people don't say that pizza has normal flour, there's a problem with digestion, so children aren't aware of that. Pizza is a favourite, but noodles also come in many varieties. Now if you want to drink soup, then don't boil the vegetable after cutting it; tear the packet and add it. Boil it and drink it with a spoon. You don't know what's inside. The most important thing for health when drinking soup is to know what is in it that is harmful to health. Whatever material is added, there should be a definite measure since food in India is not regulated. India is second to China in diabetes in the world. Diabetes causes all the diseases, and you won't be able to eat even one of the sweets. We support your initiative to prevent this from happening. Our suggestion was that whatever is coming as packed in immediately should be regulated. I promise through this platform whatever resolution you would pass, we endorse it. If the situation changes post to the assembly elections and our party's government is formed, then we will make efforts from the Uttar Pradesh Government as it is a matter of the Centre. Whatever you would suggest, we will include it in our party’s election manifesto. Thank you all so very much.

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