Indore: In The New Rules Of FSSAI, Preparations Are Being Made To Label Desi Sweets, Snacks As Unhealthy, Protest Started In Indore

Indicative photo – Photo: SOCIAL MEDIA Expansion FSSAI has made new rules for packaged food. Under this, food items will be labeled unhealthy if they are used excessively, i.e. sugar and salt. This will have a direct impact on the business of sweets and snacks makers at the local level. Their substances will get the tag of unhealthy. The sweet and salty traders of Indore have started protesting against this new rule. This protest is growing rapidly in other cities as well. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India i.e. FSSAI has put green and blue color marks on packaged food. It tells whether the food is veg or non-veg. Similarly, in the new rules, if the use of salt and sugar in foods is high, then it will be labeled as unhealthy. If this happens, there will be a direct impact on the business of desi sweets and snacks made across the country. The turnover of the salty industry across the country is more than seven hundred billion rupees, while the sweet industry is worth five hundred and fifty billion rupees. Sweets and salty traders say that Laddu, Gajak are desi sweets. No one in our country fills their stomach by eating it. In such a situation, it is not correct to mention warnings like excessive use harmful to the body. FSSAI is changing the rules under the pressure of big companies. This will have a direct impact on small businessmen, who are selling sweets and snacks by opening shops. This will increase the dominance of big companies in the business related to the traditional cuisine of the country and local traders will be out. This is what foreign companies want. The Madhya Pradesh Mithai-Namkeen Manufacturers Association has written a letter to FSSAI CEO S Gopal Krishnan opposing the new rules. 1669449404What is the New Testament PACKED FOOD grams or 233 millimeter quantities Ranking is to be done on the basis of amount of sugar and salt in case of highfats. If salt and sugar are more, then the tag of unhealthy will be put on the packing. This is the fear of the local sweet shops and namkeens. They say that no one eats sweets or snacks to fill the stomach. If tags like healthy and unhealthy are applied, it will create distaste for local and traditional cuisine among people. This will affect business. Copy of Foreign Rule1669449404 Madhya Pradesh Sweets and Namkeen Manufacturers Association Secretary Anurag Bothra says that such rules are being implemented in India by copying the rules of foreign countries. These traditional sweets are overshadowing the credibility of Namkeen. The food of our country is different as compared to other countries. Sweets, pickles, snacks are eaten in the country, which contain more salt and sugar. This does not fill one’s stomach, but only a little is eaten. Because of this, there is no need for warnings like their excessive consumption being harmful to health. ,