non-communicable diseases

8 years on, food regulator still only consults on front-of-pack labeling

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8 years on, food regulator still only consults on front-of-pack labeling

Nearly eight years after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched the first draft regulations on front-of-pack labeling (FOPL) of packaged food for comments and suggestions in 2018, the agency is yet to finalize the regulations.In an affidavit on March 13, based on a petition filed in the Supreme Court in May … Read more

ICMR wants India’s own evidence to treat lifestyle diseases, not foreign data | India News

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ICMR wants India's own evidence to treat lifestyle diseases, not foreign data | India News

New Delhi: To make healthcare more relevant to Indian patients, the Indian Council of Medical Research has called for large multi-center clinical trials to generate India-specific evidence for treating lifestyle and chronic diseases instead of relying mainly on data from Western countries.The move targets diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other non-communicable diseases that affect millions … Read more