Plan to test anganwadi food by FSSAI labs
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The aim is to ensure nutritional standards and quality
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The aim is to ensure nutritional standards and quality
The Mission POSHAN 2.0 likely to be sent for the Union Cabinet approval soon provides for testing of meals and food packets distributed at anganwadis for nutritional standards and quality by FSSAI labs.
According to a government official in the know, the government proposes to also rope in NABL laboratories notified by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) as well as use rapid food testing kits approved by the regulator. The latter will mitigate the need for samples to be sent to the laboratories for testing.
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New Delhi: With the ongoing pandemic, people are more conscious and aware of what they eat and put into their bodies. Whether it is vitamins, carbs, fats or proteins, there is a paradigm shift towards conscious choices. Followers of a vegetarian/vegan diet often struggle to find enough variation on their plate that suits their taste preference and provides the essential protein and vitamins required to meet their nutritional needs.
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By Long Nguyen March 12, 2021 | 10:52 am GMT+7
Children are among the worst sufferers of the urban migration in Vietnam, with many left behind by parents leaving for cities to work.
Six-year-old Nguyen Thanh Tien in the central Ha Tinh Province had a fever after returning from school last week, but it was not until the next day that his grandmother found out the problem and quickly took him to hospital.
Living alone and independently coping with his difficulties, even when sick, are what Tien has been doing for the last few years after his parents left home to earn a living.