Shri Ashok Thakur, Director NAFED and incharge of Bhartiya Janta Party – New Delhi at MPs Round-table

Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) and PIPAL successfully organized a MPs Round-table:  Children Nutrition and Ultra-Processed food on 20th March, 2023 in Deputy Speaker Hall of Constitution Club of India, New Delhi. In the round table senior Members of Parliament, Politician, and civil society representatives, called for urgent policy measures to make healthier foods available in the market and introduce clear warnings on packaged food to guide people’s choices.

Shri Ashok Thakur, Director NAFED and incharge of Bhartiya Janta Party – New Delhi said, “The government will have to fix the cost of production. Because the profit margin in this industry is unlimited”.

https://healthofchidren.blogspot.com/2023/04/mps-round-table-children-nutrition-and.html

#FSSAI #Food #FOPL #PacketKeAdarKyaHai

Please listen his full speech:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx0jThAkvxU

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