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Food Processing Secy calls for collective

action to tackle food adulteration

o o d P r o c e s s i n g watches to track daily physical
Secretary Subrata Gupta activity.
Fhas expressed concern However, he pointed out a
over food adulteration in critical oversight: “While we
processed products and large- keep track of how many steps
scale food wastage, and we walk each day, we often fail
stressed on the need to tackle to monitor how much energy
these issues. or how many calories we
Ministry of Food Processing consume every day," Gupta

Industries (MoFPI), in said. To address this gap, he
collaboration with the National asked NIFTEM-Kundli to lead
Institute of Food Technology the development of a smart
E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p a n d watch-like device capable of
Management (NIFTEM- measuring an individual's daily
Kundli), organized a one-day calorie or energy intake.
workshop titled SWASTH Referring to global health
(Stakeholders Workshop on trends, he cited WHO and MCI
Actionable Strategies for data, which indicate that two-
Tackling HFSS and UPF), an thirds of global deaths are
official statement said. caused by non-communicable
I n h i s s p e e c h , G u p t a diseases (NCDs). The secretary
mentioned that in today's fast- talked about "pressing
paced world, health and diet concerns such as food
have become more important adulteration in processed
than ever. He noted a growing products and large-scale food
public consciousness around wastage, and called for
wellness, as evident from the collective innovation and
increasing use of smart- action to tackle these issues".
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produce and millets developed
in response to global market
concerns, he stressed the
importance of leveraging next-
generation technologies like AI,
Internet of Things and
advanced packaging solutions
to enhance food safety and
export readiness.
Vivek Chandra, Chairman, Food
Processing and Value Addition
Council, ASSOCHAM, said the
future of food security depends
not just on production but on
how food is processed,
preserved, packaged and
distributed. Against the
backdrop of climate change
and supply chain disruptions,
he highlighted the critical role
o f n e x t - g e n e r a t i o n
technologies in driving
e f f i c i e n c y, s a fe t y a n d
sustainability.
A joint knowledge report by
ASSOCHAM and PwC was
unveiled at the conference.
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