Health

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Advertising & Claims) Amendment Regulations, 2021

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on August 19, 2021 has issued Draft the Food Safety and Standards (Advertising & Claims) Amendment Regulations, 2021 to further amend the Food Safety and Standards (Advertising & Claims) Regulations, 2018.

Publication Date: 
19/08/2021
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Standards, Edible Oils, Advertising, India
Food Safety

Draft Notification on Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Regulations, 2020 prescribing the revision of label declaration on the package of food which is permitted to contain the sweetener

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India vide notification dated 16th September, 2020 has published the draft Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Regulations, 2020.

Publication Date: 
18/09/2020
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Tags:
India, Food Safety, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Advertising, Health Care
Governance And Institutions

The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018

The Lok Sabha passed The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 that would replace the 1986 Act. The bill enforces consumer rights and provides a mechanism for redressal of complaints regarding deficiencies in goods and services.

Publication Date: 
20/12/2018
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Consumer Act 1986, India, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Advertising
Health

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding amendment to the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling Rules) 2008, as amended by the amending Rules of 2014, 08/01/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Health for Millions Trust Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/01/2018 regarding amendment to the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling Rules) 2008, as amended by the amending Rules of 2014.

Judgement Date: 
08/01/2018
Tags:
Tobacco, Health Effects, Supreme Court, India, Advertising, Legislation
Governance And Institutions

The consumer protection bill, 2018

This new bill introduced in the Lok Sabha includes provision for fine and imprisonment for adulteration of products, compounding of offences and establishment of the Central Consumer Protection Authority. Celebrities endorsing misleading ads will have to pay penalty of up to Rs 50 lakh and serve a ban of up to three years says this which replaces replaces the Consumer Protection Act 1986.

Publication Date: 
05/01/2018
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Consumer Act 1986, Food Adulteration, Food Safety, India, Parliament, Advertising
Health

Nigeria: Study Reveals How Tobacco Firms Violates Teenage Ad Regulations in Nigeria

Abuja — A new Nigeria research data has revealed how big tobacco companies violet legal framework which provides against advertising to young and vulnerable children.

Publication Date: 
26/10/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Tobacco, Smoking, Nigeria, Advertising, Cancer, Africa
Health

Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index (BMI) and a comprehensive set of BMI categories that cover underweight to obesity in children and adolescents, and to compare trends with those of adults.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
10/10/2017
Lancet
1-16
Tags:
Obesity, Health Effects, Child Health, South Asia, Europe, Africa, United States Of America (US), Global, Non Communicable Diseases, Advertising, Lifestyles, Fast Foods, India, Malnutrition, Poverty, Education, Health Care
People

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding advertisement in any manner including internet providing information on pre-natal determination, India, 13/04/2017

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sabu Mathew George Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/04/2017 regarding advertisement in any manner including internet providing information on pre-natal determination or preconception selection of sex.

Judgement Date: 
13/04/2017
Tags:
Women, Advertising, Internet, Information, Web, Supreme Court, Legislation
People

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding advertisements in websites which are in violation of Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, 16/02/2017

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sabu Mathew George Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/02/2017 regarding advertisements in websites of Google India, Microsoft Corporation (I) Pvt. Ltd. and Yahoo India which are in violation of Section 22 of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994. Mr.

Judgement Date: 
16/02/2017
Tags:
Web, Advertising, Women, Supreme Court
Health

Artificially sweetened beverages and the response to the Global Obesity Crisis

Dietary intake of added sugars has increased dramatically worldwide during the past few decades, coinciding with increases in obesity and noncommunicable diseases. About 75% of all processed foods and beverages contain added sugar in the United States.

Publication Date: 
03/01/2017
Maria Carolina Borges, Maria Laura Louzada, Thiago Hérick de Sá & et al
PLoS Medicine
1-9
Tags:
Soft Drinks, Obesity, Non Communicable Diseases, Soft Drinks Industry, World Health Organization, India, China, Advertising

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