Lok Sabha Question No. 3532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Non-Communicable Diseases due to Packaged and Processed Food
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3532 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2018

## NON - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE S DUE TO PACKAGED AN D PROCESSED FOOD

## 3532. SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that there is urgent need to raise awareness about -communicable diseases caused by packaged and processed foods with excessive salt and trans fats;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the  details  of  steps  taken  for  public  education  as  well  as  training  of  frontline workers till date in this regard; and

(d) whether the Government has also taken note of the risk factors to be managed at a very y age and the behavioural issues related to food intake, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPR IYA PATEL )

(a)  to  (d):    Excessive  intake  of  sugar,  sodium  and  trans  fats  is  the  risk  factor -Communicable Diseases (NCDs).  As informed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), per  capita  consumption  of  packaged  items  in  India  is  low  as  compared to  countries  such  as United State of America.

Government of India is implementing National Programme for Prevention and Control o Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) in all the States/UTs un National Health Mis sion (NHM). The objectives of the programme include inter alia awareness generation on healthy diet.

For  early  diagnosis,  population  based  prevention,  control  and  screening  for  com NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension and common cancer viz. oral, breast & cervical has been initiated by Government by utilizing the services of the frontline - workers  and  health - workers under existing Primary Healthcare System.  This process will also generate awareness on h diet and risk factors of common NCDs.

To address the issue of High Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) in food and associated h risks, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) constituted an Expert G FSSAI  has  issued  draft Guidelines titled  'Guidelines  for  making  available  Wh olesome, Nutritious, Safe and Hygienic Food to School Children in India'. FSSAI has also undertaken initiatives to ensure delivery of safe, nutritious and food  for  all  citizens  by  an  integrated  approach  through  its  Safe  and  Nutritious  Food campaign, covering home, school, work place and eating out. Under these init iatives, FSSAI is bringing out different series of booklets/pamphlets/flyers for consumer education and awa The school teachers are being trained to promote healthy diets among school children. A healthy lifestyle booklet has been developed for t he school children which is jointly released  by  Union  Minister  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  and  Union  Minister  of  Human Resource  Development.  More  than  500,000  copies  have  been  distributed  to  the  states dissemination of information. Resources Development is implementing National Programme of mprove the nutritional status of children Aided Schools, Special Training

Ministry of Human Mid - Day - Meal in Schools with the objective to i studying in Class 1 -VIII in Government and Government -Centres (STC) and Madrasas & Maqtabs supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).

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