PIPAL: People’s Initiative for Participatory Action for food Labelling

  Double Malnutrition Worries Young Mothers in Musahar Villages  : https://www.thecitizen.in/ index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/ 7/21550/Double-Malnutrition- Worries-Young-Mothers-in- Musahar-Villages     it is also published here:  https://spresscafe.com/double- malnutrition-worries-young- mothers-in-musahar-villages/ Strong Front of-Pack (FOP) labelling regulations – The need of the hour:   https://timesofindia. indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/ strong-front-of-pack-fop- labelling-regulations-the- need-of-the-hour/ Packaged Food Needs To Come With Warning Labels Like Cigarette Packets Do:  https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/ 2022/02/political-parties-ask- for-strong-fopl-to-regulate- packaged-foods/ PVCHR takes a stride forward for urgent policy action on FOPL : https://medium.com/@ tarunkantibose/pvchr-takes-a- stride-forward-for-urgent- policy-action-on-fopl- 8bbc2b0e924 गैर संचारी रोगों से होने वाली मौतों के रोकथाम के लिए FOPL लागू करने की अपील :   https://www.jubileepost.in/ appeal-to-implement

  MOS Dr Munjpara writes to Health Minister for urgent action on FOPL Dr Mahendra Bhai Munjpara, Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development and AYUSH, has written letter no. 194/MOS (WCD)/Apr/2022 to Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, recommending the letter of People's Vigilance Committee for Human Rights (PVCHR), which is self-evident to use Front of Packet Labeling (FOPL) nutrition alert system by taking urgently necessary interventions in India to protect public health.   . He urged to kindly look into this matter. On March 30, 2022, a delegation of the PVCHR comprising of Dr Lenin Raghuvanshi, Shirin Shabana Khan, and Abhimanyu Pratap presented a memorandum to Dr Munjpara at his office. During the National Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on "Nutrition Rights of Children and Package Food Labelling" organized by People's Initiative for Participatory Action on Food Labeling (PIPAL) and various CSOs scheduled to take place on 16th May 2022 at Gandhi Peace Founda

 Report of visit  https://healthofchidren.blogspot.com/2022/04/advocacy-effort-for-mandatory-and-alert.html Tweet Report 1 - Met with Shri S.P Singh Baghel Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. He supported for strong and mandatory FOPL. https://twitter.com/iabhimanyusing/status/1509831080920031236 Retweet – 8 Quote Tweet – 1 Likes – 12 2 - Met with Mrs. Annie Raja General Secretary of National Federation of     Indian Women . She supported for the strong and mandatory FOPL with warning label. https://twitter.com/PIPAL_Food/status/1509775807115194368 Retweet – 7 Quote Tweet – 1 Likes – 16 3 - Shri   @LaljiDesaiG Chief Organizer, @CongressSevadal wrote letter to Health Minister for mandatory FOPL with warning level . https://twitter.com/iabhimanyusing/status/1509452729692827649 Retweet – 8 Quote Tweet –1 Likes – 14 4 - Met with Ms. @dnetta ji, Acting President @MahilaCongress . She supported the FOPL with warning lab

  PVCHR wrote letter for the compliance Food Safety and Standards (Safe food and healthy diet for school children) Regular 2019 in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand . We received response Madhya Pradesh State Commission for Child protection and State Food Safety & Standards Authority, Uttarakhand   . In the letters authorities wrote to all District authorities making it compliance in all Private and Government schools.  #Food #ChildRight #PVCHR #FSSAI

                                                                                                                                                Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav (MP), Hon’ble Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare.   Bungalow No.8-A, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi -110003   Subject: Urgent need of implementing mandatory ‘front of pack health warning labels’ on all the packaged foods in India by FSSAI.   Dear Prof. Yadav,   Greetings from PVCHR!                            As you know, PVCHR is a leading human right organization headquartered in Varanasi and working for last 25 years on empowerment of the marginalized and vulnerable population, particularly with women and girl children.   In India the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases is at alarming level and the obesity rate is 40 percent. India has the second-highest number of children suffering from obesity in the world, with 14.4 million obese kids. The obesity above 40 years of age i

 https://medium.com/@tarunkantibose/pvchr-appeals-to-union-health-minister-for-swift-action-on-mandatory-fopl-for-better-health-of-e92e60db2b2c पीवीसीएचआर ने केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्री से बच्चो के बेहतर स्वास्थ्य के लिए अनिवार्य एफओपीएल पर त्वरित कार्रवाई की अपील की फ्रंट ऑफ पैक लेबलिंग (एफओपीएल) को लागू करने के अभियान की अगुवाई कर रही पीपुल्स विजिलेंस कमेटी फॉर ह्यूमन राइट्स (पीवीसीएचआर) ने केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य और परिवार कल्याण मंत्री डॉ मनसुख मंडाविया को पत्र लिखा है। यह पत्र अल्ट्रा-प्रोसेस्ड खाद्य और पेय पदार्थों का सेवन करने वाले भारत के बच्चों के स्वास्थ्य और कल्याण की रक्षा के लिए इस मुद्दे से निपटने के महत्व पर जोर देता है। स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय की प्रतिक्रिया ने पीवीसीएचआर को हतप्रभ कर दिया है क्योंकि पत्र में सूचीबद्ध  तथ्य   भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राधिकरण (एफएसएसएआई)  द्वारा अपने सीईओ के माध्यम से मीडिया रिपोर्टों के माध्यम से सार्वजनिक किए गए   तथ्य से अलग और विरोधावासी   हैं। मंत्रालय के प्रतिक्रिया पत्र में यह उल्लेख किया गया था कि भारतीय उपभोक्ताओं के बीच पैकेज भोजन के

 Report of advocacy effort in March 2022 at Lucknow and Delhi as follows: https://healthofchidren.blogspot.com/2022/04/advocacy-effort-for-mandatory-and-alert.html Member of Parliament Mr. Pakauri Lal Kol and National Organizer of Congress Seva Dal wrote to Union Health Minister immediately.  Office of Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, Union Minister of State-Ministry of Micro,small and medium enterprises and 5th term Member of Parliament tweeted as follow about our delegation:  https://twitter.com/sshirinkhan/status/1509049977728765952?s=20&t=a4Voa7w_0z5slcOsiV7K8A #FOPL #PVCHR #FSSAI 

  PVCHR wrote letter for the compliance Food Safety and Standards (Safe food and healthy diet for school children) Regular 2019 in Uttar Pradesh. We received response Anamika Singh, Director MDM. In the letter Mid Day Meal Authority wrote to all District Basic Sikha Adhikari Adhikari f or making it compliance in all Private and Government school. #FOPL #PackegedFood #PacketKeAndarKyaHai