JAMMU, Sept 1: Dr Rekha Harish, Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu has been named one of the members of the working group on High Fat Sugar Salt foods by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
The group comprised of seven members selected across various parts of India and have been tasked to suggest threshold for a product/product category for the Country by examining the existing international nutrient profiling models and to look into the work taking expert opinion from WHO-SEARO, CHOICES, line ministers and other stakeholders as per the need.
The working group will define High Fat Sugar Salt (HFSS) foods and will develop and easy to understand and interpretive Front for Pack Labeling of HFSS foods.
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