CSE welcomes Delhi High Court order on junk food
Delhi High Court orders to regulate junk food consumption among school children across India. Asks the food authority to enforce its
Delhi High Court asks for detailed response on the case on banning junk food in schools
CSE welcomes the court’s directive in the 2010 PIL filed by Uday Foundation.
Junk games and schoolchildren
“There is nothing called junk food. The problem with obesity lies with children who do not exercise enough. What is needed is for them to run and jump, and to do this they need to consume high-calorie food. So, food high in salt, sugar and fat is good for them.” This is what was argued vehemently and rudely by representatives of the food industry in the committee, set up under directions from the Delhi High Court to frame guidelines for junk food in the country.
Customs and Central Excise withdraws controversial ad
Drink aerated drinks and do social service The Customs and Central Excise Department refrains from publishing its advertisement again which suggested that drinking aerated drinks was akin to social service as the central excise duty paid on these drinks was used to provide drinking water to millions.