Safe, Healthy, and Sustainable Diets : Role of Food Regulatory Bodies and Innovations from India
The paper discusses in brief India’s food regulatory system in the context of modernized frameworks and examples of well-developed and mature regulatory systems from five selected developed countries (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Stat...
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okr-10986-379282022-08-30T05:10:36Z Safe, Healthy, and Sustainable Diets : Role of Food Regulatory Bodies and Innovations from India Kathuria, Ashi Kohli Anand, Deepika FOOD REGULATORY SYSTEM REFORM FOOD SYSTEMS APPROACH EAT RIGHT INDIA FOOD REGULATION FOOD SAFETY PUBLIC HEALTH The paper discusses in brief India’s food regulatory system in the context of modernized frameworks and examples of well-developed and mature regulatory systems from five selected developed countries (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, and the European Union). India’s food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), established in 2008, has developed a modernized regulatory system that aligns well with the most recent food safety regulatory systems model of the World Health Organization (WHO) (2018). As it continues to strengthen the regulatory system to enhance food safety, FSSAI is applying innovative approaches to address the country’s unique challenges of food safety, public health, and sustainable diets. The paper discusses two of FSSAI’s innovations: (i) approaches to enhance the safety of food businesses operating in India’s huge informal food sector; and (ii) proactive direct engagement with consumers at scale to promote safe, nutritious, healthy, and sustainable diets by influencing behavior change, thus contributing to improvements in public health, nutrition, and environmental sustainability. The paper also describes FSSAI’s regulatory leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic to promote food safety. The paper concludes that the approaches and innovations adopted by FSSAI appear promising and there are lessons that could be adopted and adapted by other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These approaches have not yet been evaluated but do merit a deeper study and discussion that may well lead to expanding the roles food regulatory bodies could play in promoting food safety, public health and nutrition, and sustainability. Whether food regulators are well-placed to take on wider roles may vary by country and the system of public administration, but it is not inappropriate per se for regulators to have that expanded role. 2022-08-29T18:27:53Z 2022-08-29T18:27:53Z 2022-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099400108222241380/IDU18e979bb51a2ae143d4195b51811986939804 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37928 English en Health, Nutrition, and Population Discussion Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Working Papers :: Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Papers India |
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The paper discusses in brief India’s
food regulatory system in the context of modernized
frameworks and examples of well-developed and mature
regulatory systems from five selected developed countries
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, and the
European Union). India’s food regulator, the Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), established in 2008,
has developed a modernized regulatory system that aligns
well with the most recent food safety regulatory systems
model of the World Health Organization (WHO) (2018). As it
continues to strengthen the regulatory system to enhance
food safety, FSSAI is applying innovative approaches to
address the country’s unique challenges of food safety,
public health, and sustainable diets. The paper discusses
two of FSSAI’s innovations: (i) approaches to enhance the
safety of food businesses operating in India’s huge informal
food sector; and (ii) proactive direct engagement with
consumers at scale to promote safe, nutritious, healthy, and
sustainable diets by influencing behavior change, thus
contributing to improvements in public health, nutrition,
and environmental sustainability. The paper also describes
FSSAI’s regulatory leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic
to promote food safety. The paper concludes that the
approaches and innovations adopted by FSSAI appear promising
and there are lessons that could be adopted and adapted by
other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These
approaches have not yet been evaluated but do merit a deeper
study and discussion that may well lead to expanding the
roles food regulatory bodies could play in promoting food
safety, public health and nutrition, and sustainability.
Whether food regulators are well-placed to take on wider
roles may vary by country and the system of public
administration, but it is not inappropriate per se for
regulators to have that expanded role. |
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Kathuria, Ashi Kohli Anand, Deepika |
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Kathuria, Ashi Kohli Anand, Deepika |
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Kathuria, Ashi Kohli |
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Safe, Healthy, and Sustainable Diets : Role of Food Regulatory Bodies and Innovations from India |
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Safe, Healthy, and Sustainable Diets : Role of Food Regulatory Bodies and Innovations from India |
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Safe, Healthy, and Sustainable Diets : Role of Food Regulatory Bodies and Innovations from India |
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Safe, Healthy, and Sustainable Diets : Role of Food Regulatory Bodies and Innovations from India |
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Safe, Healthy, and Sustainable Diets : Role of Food Regulatory Bodies and Innovations from India |
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safe, healthy, and sustainable diets : role of food regulatory bodies and innovations from india |
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