Junk Food
McDonald's India to offer burgers with bun co-created with CSIR-CFTRI
McDonald's India, which operates a QSR chain in West and South through its franchise Westlife Foodworld, would offer burgers with multi-millet bun, which has been co-created with premier food technology research institute CSIR-CFTRI. The company has partnered with CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), functioning under Ministry of Science & Technology, for this multi-millet bun and it will source millets directly from farmers. This is the first-ever collaboration in the QSR (quick service restaurant) space, which combines CSIR-CFTRI's expertise with McDonald's thrust for developing nutritious food options. "The purpose is to improve the nutritional quality of our food, so that the customer in the long run benefits from it. It will definitely put us leaps ahead because we are leading from the front in the QSR space when it comes to this," McDonald's India Executive Director Akshay Jatia told PTI. The multi-millet bun has five millets - Bajra, Ragi, Jowar, ...
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Need to face up to junk food crisis as study shows 23% Indians overweight
Indians need simple, easy-to-understand, and prominent warning labels, so that their better natures are given a chance to overtake their impulses
 "Need to face up to junk food crisis as study shows 23% Indians overweight")
Indians spending more on packaged food, eating out as home cooking declines
Spending on processed food by the urban elite consumer more than doubled in FY23; it surged more than threefold for middle-income consumers
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Food regulator FSSAI inspects flight kitchens following live worm fiasco
Indigo says it has undertaken a review of catering partner's production, packaging processes
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India's junk food bill comes in as obesity, productivity loss increase
Poor dietary patterns have a significant economic cost, warn health experts
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World Pasta Day 2023: Importance and types of pasta mostly eaten in India
World Pasta Day is a chance to celebrate the global adoration of this Italian dish, explore new pasta recipes, and the culinary traditions related to this versatile cuisine
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TMS Ep531: Pilot shortage, junk food, consumption stocks, govt borrowing
Who is to blame for India's pilot shortage? Is junk food the new cigarette? Are consumption stocks a good bet ahead of festive season? What is govt's borrowing programme and calendar? All answers here
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Health advocates demand regulations on consumption of junk food ads
"New data collected via the Poshan tracker revealed that 43 lakh children under the age of five are obese or overweight," the report added. This is just 6 per cent of total children tracked
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Zomato launches 'intercity legends', now order from anywhere in India
Order popular, authentic dishes from anywhere and have them delivered to your doorstep
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Digital marketing of unhealthy foods, online gaming driving obesity: WHO
The global health body added that while nearly 60 per cent of adults and a third of children are overweight or obese, the last two years of Covid-19 pandemic made that worse
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FSSAI plans to introduce 'front of package label' to regulate junk foods
FSSAI CEO Arun Singhal on Monday said there is a plan to introduce front-of-package (FoP) labeling on packaged foods to help consumers make healthier food choices
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UK to ban junk food TV adverts before 9pm in child obesity campaign
The new rules apply to TV and UK on-demand programmes, as well as restrictions on paid-for advertising of HFSS foods online as part of a wider campaign to combat childhood obesity.
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How we're addicted to junk food
Book review of Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions
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FSSAI bans sales, junk foods ads in school canteens, within 50 m of campus
The Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2020 in this regard has been notified now after consideration of stakeholders'' comments, FSSAI said in a statement
Food labels with caloric costs may lead to healthier choices
Pooled data from 14 randomised trials showed that labels with activity times induced consumers to cut back nearly 65 calories per meal more than labels that simply listed calories
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Soon, no junk food or their ads near schools; FSSAI proposes ban within 50m
In June this year, FSSAI CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal had announced that the regulator has proposed banning advertisements of unhealthy food in and around school.
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SCPCR asks Uttarakhand govt to ban sale of junk food near schools
The ban will be implemented keeping in mind the recommendations of the FSSAI
Junk food and sugary drinks get costlier as FSSAI calls for fat tax
The proposal by the Indian food ombudsman has not gone down well with the companies and restaurants
Junk food fixation has similar brain processes as drug & alcohol addiction
Food packaging plays a big part in triggering brain processes that influence our food choices
Khichdi replaces pizzas: Maharashtra bans junk food, soft drinks in schools
Banned items include fried food items like potato chips, sherbets, ice gola, carbonated soft drinks
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