| Panel for ban on junk food in schools
NEW DELHI: Taking a serious view of increasing obesity among children, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked state governments to ban junk food and carbonated drinks in schools.
The Commission has issued guidelines to all states to give directions to schools, both state-run and private, to ensure that no junk food or carbonated drinks are served in their canteens.
It has also asked state governments to prepare nutritional standards for children and to tell schools to serve food according to these norms.
"The food should be freshly prepared and be in keeping with local tastes and preferences," said Commission Member Sandhya Bajaj.
She said the Commission has recommended that a special tax be imposed on junk food, and that carbonated drinks be replaced with healthy beverages like milk and fruit juices.
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Lawmakers to push legislation to curb sale of junk foods
Massachusetts lawmakers will resume efforts this fall to crack down on certain junk foods in schools, empowered by a new congressional report that sets standards for school nutrition. In one measure, they will debate whether to restrict schools from selling certain junk foods, and, in a second measure, they are proposing a ban on all corporate advertisements, including those that pitch unhealthy foods and soft drinks. The junk food bill would require schools to offer a healthier selection of foods, such as items with zero trans-fats and less than 200 calories per portion. Students would still have access to vending machines, but during the school day their lunchrooms would replace snacks like fried potato chips and whole milk with baked chips and low-fat milk and offer dried fruit, nuts, and caffeine-free beverages.
Child commission wants junk food ban in its new guidelines on food in schools
For healthy children, stop sale of junk food, encourage students to take nutritious diet and promote physical activity. This is what precisely the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked all state governments to tell the schools. On eve of India's 60th Independence Day, the commission has issued guidelines on food and nutrition in schools considering rising children obesity figures, mainly in urban India. Commission says a quarter of children are eight overweight or obese. In Delhi, 24.2 per cent of school children were found obese in a survey conducted by Diabetes Foundation of India. A National Sample Survey Organisation survey released in May 2007 had pointed at huge increase in intake of fat food products among urban Indians, including school children.
THAILAND: NBC urged to get tough on junk food ads aimed at kids
Academics and consumers' rights advocates yesterday called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to heed the best interests of children in new regulations to control snack and junk food advertising. The NBC will meet today to finalise restrictions on snack advertisements. Gothom Arya, chairman of the National Economic and Social Advisory Council (Nesac), which has studied the issue, said restricting junk food ads is a necessary part of national policy. "Children today are easily influenced by advertisements, while many ad makers are not responsible to society. Snacks and junk food have become poisons for children, while parents are paying more for this stuff," he said. Nesac had earlier recommended measures to the cabinet to cope with junk food problems, including quality and advertisement controls, labelling, and restrictions on sales in schools.
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