....on the FOPL in its first cabinet meeting, making the state an effective state: Ashutosh Sinha

If Samajwadi Party forms the government in UP after the assembly elections, a significant decision will be made on the FOPL in its first cabinet meeting, making the state an effective state: Ashutosh Sinha, Member of Legislative Council & Member, Standing Committee on Prevention of Food Adulteration & Circulation of spurious drugs

ASHUTOSH SINHA  in  Public Dialogue on Children’s Nutritional rights and Package food Labelling on 2 December,2021 at Diamond Hotel, #Varanasi 

 https://youtu.be/7N0PLW51aP4

I am deeply grateful for being invited to the 'public dialogue'. I want to thank you all for what you did, the subject is very serious and such a serious one, and you are all seated for a long time, listening to people talk, so I believe you understand a lot. Must have gone and also will do the explanation after leaving here because the packaging of our food really bothered us and you have to think how much damage actually weakened our immunity, a lot of people fell victim to COVID-19. Apart from this, people are becoming mentally weak somewhere, and the future of our country is in the hands of young children. These children have become weak somewhere, their immunity is weakened, their minds are weakened, so packaged foods have a lot to do with this. It's time for us and you to stop this. We must stop this, and I kept talking to Lenin ji about it. Food Safety and Standards (Safe food and balanced diets for children (in schools) Regulations) have never been implemented honestly. One of the members of the Legislative Council, AK Sharma, who was connected to the people through Zoom and said many things that many people could not understand. He belongs to the ruling party in the state, so they cannot understand  what the people are saying. I believe that there is a lack of connection between the government and the people, so we, as the opposition, try to fill in these gaps. My greatest strength will be to keep your matter in the Legislative Council, and I want to assure you that since I serve on the Standing Committee on Prevention of Food Adulteration and Circulation of Spurious Drugs, whatever food items are available in the state, I will also work to ensure that they are strictly adhered to as a member of the Legislative Council. At the next meeting of the standing committee, I will ensure that packaged foods are not within 500 meters of school premises because it is important to keep children away from packaged foods. Nutritional information becomes difficult to identify for consumers. If nutritional information is placed on the back or side of the labels, consumers may be less likely to understand the nutritional information needed to make healthy food choices. Thus, the nutrients present in the food product should be clearly stated on the front packet in an easy, direct, simple and understandable manner. Actually, we do not even know that it is written in the cigarette packet or the bottle of alcohol, it still remains written whether someone smokes or drinks from his mind that is another matter.

I have full confidence that previous speakers have said a lot, not just to say anything; I thought of something to add, but after listening to everyone's speech for a long time, what I wanted to say was included in their speech.

I promise you two things, first, until the Samajwadi Party government is not formed, then I will assure you that through the standing committee, I will work to amend that act, and second, I will work to raise your fight in the Legislative Council. We at the Samajwadi party support a strong FOPL. If our party forms the government in UP after the assembly elections, a significant decision will be made on the FOPL in its first cabinet meeting, making the state an effective state. Thank you all so much for your love and support.

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