The last two decades have seen a huge transition in our eating habits with processed foods and aerated drinks becoming routine parts of our diet, and a proliferation of these in the marketplace.
Saroja.S, Executive Director, CAG writes about how Front Of Pack Warning Labels on front of processed foods will fulfill an important consumer right - the right to information.
Hypertension, a non-communicable disease (NCD), rightly termed as a ‘silent killer’, is a leading cause of serious health conditions like kidney disease, heart disease and stroke, when left untreated.
Saroja, CAG, discusses the new set of rules announced by the Department of Consumer Affairs to curb fake reviews and reviews on e-com sites and how these rules will offer consumers a safer shopping experience.
Saroja, CAG explains why FSSAI's recent draft regulations on Front of Pack Labelling can potentially mis-lead the public. It gives the impression that all processed foods are healthy at some level. This will allow manufacturers to manipulate the system by just adding a few positive ingredients into their otherwise unhealthy mix.
In India, the burden of obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease continues to rapidly grow across all parts of the country.
Saroja S shares insights on why food safety and access to healthier diets is a key issue for consumer advocates in India, and calls for globally harmonised standards to protect consumers.
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Globally, food safety is a cause for major concern. One in 10 across the globe fall sick, around 420,000 people die and more than 33 million healthy life years are lost every year due to consumption of contaminated food, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).