FSSAI writes to NCERT to inculcate modules on food, nutrition in curriculum

In a bid to make youngsters extra conscious of vitamin and easting wholesome, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) wrote to the National Council of Educational Research (NCERT) directing it to offer extra info associated to meals security and vitamin.

According to a report in Mint, the transfer got here after the FSSAI reviewed textbooks for colleges and located a necessity to change curriculum to incorporate sections on meals security.

“We need youngsters in each class to get the suitable info on wholesome meals and security as a result of youngsters have the power to rework society. Therefore, now we have reached out to NCERT with our advice so as to add extra info of wholesome meals consuming habits,” an FSSAI  official informed the publication.

“Given that childhood dietary behaviours observe into maturity and meals preferences are sometimes fashioned in the course of the faculty years, cultivating wholesome meals decisions in class age youngsters through age- acceptable interventions is important,” the FSSAI’s communication stated.

NCERT Director, Prof Dinesh Saklani stated the training physique had acquired FSSAI’s solutions.

“We will hold FSSAI’s solutions in thoughts at any time when our new books seem in future,” he stated.

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