A workshop on food fortification to tackle malnutrition in our staple diet being held at Press Club, Chandigarh on Thursday.
Chandigarh, June 25, 2015: A workshop on food fortification to tackle malnutrition in our staple diet was held here in the Press Club. The work shop was organised jointly by Confederation of Indian Industries - Food and Agriculture Center of Excellence (CII-FACE), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and Consumer VOICE in collaboration with Citizen Awareness Group. Dr Anshu Kataria, President CMA and Chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges was the chief guest on the occasion. The workshop highlighted the need for Food Fortification and its importance for attacking malnutrition as well as life style related health issues.
Dr Kataria said that we need to support wholeheartedly this initiative of food fortification to win over the war on malnutrition. He said that food fortification to deliver critical vitamins and minerals is increasingly recognized as an effective complementary strategy to combat malnutrition.
Ashim Sanyal, Chief Operating Officer Consumer VOICE explained why food fortification to tackle micro-nutrient deficiencies in our staple diet is important for building resilience in our body and for positive health. In India, there are several examples of staple food fortification such as Iodised Salt being the most recognized public nutrition initiative of the Government of India.
Dr. S.K. Surila, Ex. Civil Surgeon, Mohali presented the work done on Food Fortification in Mohali and its overall impact on Punjab population.
There was very active participation by audience including, Jagtaran Singh Nayyar, president elect CMA, JN Vohra and Dr. Deepti Shastri. Surendra Verma of Citizen Awareness Group welcomed the gathering and thanked Chandigarh Management Association for their support.
Date:
Thursday, June 25, 2015