Healthy diet campaign being launched to give information about food ingredients to public: PM
Restaurant would inform the consumers about the total calories included in the food stuff
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that ‘Sehatmand Ghiza, Tandrusti Sadaa’ (Healthy diet, Health forever) campaign is being launched all over Pakistan that would help consumers to get information about the food ingredients served to them.
Taking to Twitter, the prime minister said under the drive, every restaurant would inform the consumer about the total calories included in the food stuff.
عوام کی اچھی صحت کا صاف اور صحت مند خوراک سے گہرا تعلق ہے۔
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) July 23, 2023
یہ عوام کا حق ہے کہ انہیں یہ معلوم ہو کہ ان کو فراہم کردہ خوراک میں کیا اجزا شامل کیے گئے ہیں تاکہ وہ بہتر اور شفاف معلومات کی بنا پر اپنی خوراک کا انتخاب کر سکیں۔ میری ہدایت پر "صحت مند غذا ۔تندرستی سدا " مہم کا پورے…
The prime minister observed that public health is closely related to provision of clean and healthy diet.
It is their right to learn about the food ingredients with which they are served with so that they could chose food items on the basis of provision of better and clear information.
He said this extensive campaign is being carried out across Pakistan by the Strategic Reforms Unit in collaboration with food authorities in all provinces.
In addition to it, the prime minister said that a complete nutritional information under the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) would be published on packaged food items.
Besides, trans-fat acids are being reduced to two percent to prevent heart and other related diseases, he added.
The prime minister further stressed that the sports fields should be flooded while hospitals must be deserted to live a healthy life, PM said.
