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UP schools to ban sale of junk food
Thursday April 05, 2012 11:15:59 AM,
IANS
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Lucknow:
In a significant step, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued
instructions to all schools - Indian Certificate of Secondary
Education (ICSE), Uttar Pradesh Board and Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE) - to ban sale of junk food within their
premises and outside, an official said Thursday.
A senior government official told IANS the move was initiated by
the Secondary Education Council, after it got instructions for the
same from the Union Health and Family Planning Ministry.
In a letter addressed to principals of all schools, the Secretary
of the UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (Board of High School and
Intermediate Education) asked to ban sale of all forms of junk
food, carbonated cold drinks and high sugar containing food from
their campuses, as these lead to a host of diseases at later stage
of life, including diabetes, high blood pressure and piled up
cholesterol levels.
The communique specifically mentioned the high trans-fat levels in
foods sold in different forms like wafers, salted and fried items.
The official letter has encouraged school managements to promote
healthy and nutritious food amongst school going kids.
The letter also warned strict action against the district
inspector of schools (DIOS) of that area, if the orders were not
implemented.
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