FSSAI Seeks to Clampdown on Junk Food Served in Schools
To get school children to eat better, India’s food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has notified a draft regulation that aims to monitor the quality of food being served to children in schools. It comes in response to the 2015 order from the Delhi High Court directing the central agency to frame norms to promote healthy diets in schools.
Draft Food Safety and Standards (Safe Food and Healthy Diets for School Children) Regulations, 2019
- It aims to restrict highly fatty and salty foods (HFSS) sold to school children in school canteens, mess premises, hostel ....
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