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Junk food ban plea: Food product makers move
court
Wednesday November 02, 2011 10:17:26 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The All
India Food Processors Association (AIFPA) Wednesday approached the
Delhi High Court, pleading that the court should hear them before
passing any final order on a petition that seeks ban on carbonated
beverages and junk food in school and college canteens.
The AIFPA in its application filed before the division bench of
Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
sought to become a party in the petition filed by NGO Uday
Foundation.
The AIFPA told the court that its members were dealing with
processing of fruits and vegetables, meat and fish, milk and milk
products and biscuits and confectionary products.
Senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi, appearing for the association, told
the court that the petitioner had failed to specify as to what
kind of foods should be included in the definition of junk food or
fast food.
He said the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act did not define
anything as junk food or fast food.
The NGO sought a ban on the sale of junk food and carbonated
drinks within 1,500-foot radius of schools.
Petitioners Rahul Verma and Rakesh Prabhakar of Uday Foundation
told the court: "It is...time we change the way kids eat in
schools. Such a ban will set new standards for healthy food. On
the one hand, children are taught in classroom about good
nutrition..., on the other, we continue to make junk food
available to them."
Rohtagi said that the petitioner failed to clarify the kind of
foods to be banned in the vicinity of schools.
"The FSSAI has invited proposals from experienced agencies,
organisations and institutions in consultation with scientific
panel to issue guidelines," said the association.
The case would be heard next Dec 21.
In an affidavit, the health ministry earlier said it had written
to all states and union territories to consider issuing
instructions for withdrawing carbonated beverages and junk foods
from school and college canteens.
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