INDUSTRY LENDS SUPPORT TO SCIENCE AND RESEARCH BACKED FOPL

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INDUSTRY LENDS SUPPORT TO SCIENCE AND RESEARCH BACKED FOPL

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Packaged foods and beverages should have mandatory and science backed Front of Pack warning labels (FOPL) to help consumers make healthy and safe decisions, industry representative, civil society representative, political leaders and thought leaders said at a consultation in New Delhi.

No time is to be lost, they said and called on FSSAI to make the right decision and adopt a label that would positively impact the lives of millions of Indians. At this event organized at the Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi voices from industry pledged they would have no hesitation in signing up for an FOPL regulation that would safeguard the health of their fellow citizens.

His views were reiterated by Mr Rohit Mohan, Managing Director,, Essar Bakery, Bhubaneswar, who hailed the show of commitment from industry. “It is a win-win situation for the industry. The packaged food industry which is growing at a record pace in India, is ready to play a proactive role in building a healthier food system for our country. This will also improve our product acceptance in foreign markets and increase our export volume. But above all it will secure the health and well being of our future market.”

In the program Sanjay Singh, Jal Jan Jodo Abhiyan, D. Guruswamy, FIAN Tamil Nadu, shri vikram pandy, Indian Roti Bank, Dr. Pulkit Mathur Professor and Head, Department of food and nutrition, Lady Irwin college, Delhi University, Shri Girish Gupta, National President, FIWA, Jeroninio Almeida from Icongo, demand urgent policy action on FOPL to safeguard the health and nutrition rights of children. The program was moderated by Lenin Raghuvanshi and conceptualized by Shruti Nagvanshi. In the program 150 people from many states of India participated.


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