[Chandigarh,Punjab]Junk Food Banned In Punjab Schools
The Punjab Child Rights Commission has ordered a complete ban on the junk food served in schools and also constituted various committees to keep monitoring the prohibition all across the state.
Giving details about the idea of imposing prohibition, Mr. Sukesh Kalia Chairman Punjab Child Rights Commission said that it was a matter of worry and he expressed concern over the deterioration in the health of schools children especially with consuming unhealthy and unhygienic junk food.
Such type of food was a direct threat to health of the children who were heading towards hypertension, diabetes, obesity and mental stress. These diseases and childhood obesity have been reportedly found to affect the cognitive and physical development of children adversely, causing an irreparable loss to the society.
The Chairman also said that the Child Rights Commission has taken the cognizance of this matter under section 13(1) (f) and (k) of CPCR Act 2005.
,Mr. Kalia also said that for the forceful implementation of the guidelines of the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India, the Commission has constituted state level committees to keep a close surveillance on the schools providing food to children and initiate action against those defying the government directive.