(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Food Safety and Standards (Safe food & Healthy Diets for School Children) Regulation, 2019

Topic: Food Safety and Standards (Safe food & Healthy Diets for School Children) Regulation, 2019

Guest:

Inoshi Sharma, (Director, FSSAI)
S K Saxena, (Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, R. K. Puram)
Neeti Srivastava, (Member, Gautam Budh Nagar Parent's Association)
Aditi Tandon, (Special Correspondent, The Tribune)

Topic Description:

The food safety and standards authority of India - FSSAI has recently released draft regulations for ensuring healthy food for children titled as Food Safety and Standards ( Safe food and healthy diets for school children ) Regulation, 2019.

One of the important regulations proposed in this draft is that foods which are high fat, salt or sugar can not be sold to children in school canteens , mess , premises , hostel kitchens or with in 50 metre of the school campus.

Junk food is considered as one of the leading causes of health problems so how will these guidelines help in tackling this problem.