No Junk Food, FDA Tells J&K Schools

No Junk Food, FDA tells J&K schools

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, has directed the School Education Department to ensure strict enforcement of food safety rules in all government and private schools. In a communication to the Director School Education, the FDA invoked the Food Safety and Standards (Safe Food and Balanced Diets for Children in School) Regulations, 2020. The order directs school authorities to ensure that “no person sells or offers for …

No junk food within 50 metres of schools: JK FDA directs strict FSSAI cmpliance

Srinagar: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, has written to Directors of School Education, Jammu and Kashmir, for strict and effective implementation of Food Safety and Standards (Safe Food and Balanced Diets for Children in School) Regulations, 2020 in all government and private schools across the Union Territory. In its communication, the FDA has stressed for ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Regulations a…

J&K FDA orders junk food ban near schools

The Kashmir Pulse J&K FDA orders junk food ban near schools SRINAGAR — The Food & Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, has directed the School Education Department to strictly implement food safety regulations in all government and private schools, including a ban on the sale of junk food within school premises and within 50 metres of school gates. In a communication to the Directors of School Education, the FDA said the Food Safety an…

J&K FDA orders ban on junk food sales within 50 metres of schools

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directed on Thursday that no junk food should be sold within 50 metres of schools in the Union Territory, officials said. Officials added that the FDA has directed the School Education Department to strictly implement food safety regulations in all government and private schools, including a ban on the sale of junk food within school premises and within 50 metres of school gates.…

J&K FDA bans junk food sales within 50 metres of school gates

The directive applies to government and private schools and also prohibits the marketing and advertising of foods high in saturated fat, trans-fat, added sugar or sodium to schoolchildren within the restricted area.

FDA directs ban on sale of junk food within 50 metres in J&K...

Srinagar, Aug 27 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directed on Thursday that no junk food should be sold within 50 metres of schools in the Union Territory, officials said. Officials added that the FDA has directed the School Education Department to strictly implement food safety regulations in all government and […] The post FDA directs ban on sale of junk food within 50 metres in J&K schools appeared first on THIP…