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Food companies are watchful of adding nutrition (Mint)

Mains Paper 2:Health
Prelims level: Nutrition Index 2020
Mains level: Key findings of the Nutrition Index 2020

Context:

• After launching edible oils in different varieties (rice bran, soya, groundnut, cottonseed) as well as introducing rice, atta, besan and sooji, the ₹22,000 crore Adani Wilmer, which sells packaged foods under the Fortune brand, aims to add more nutrition to its staples.
• Its deputy chief executive officer Angshu Mallick talks of the opportunities he sees in the value-added commodities segment to attract the millennial consumers to its brand.
• Although the company is yet to take a call, Mallick said it could look at launching atta that doesn’t spike the sugar levels, brown rice and other fortified products.

Nutrition Index 2020:

• Recently, the Ahmedabad-based firm found a place in the India Spotlight Nutrition Index 2020, prepared by Access to Nutrition Initiative, a not-for-profit which ranks food and beverage firms based on their policies, practices and disclosures related to nutrition. In its second edition, Adani Wilmer ranked 11.
• The report, released last week, did not find the kind of coverage that the subject deserves considering that India is known for malnutrition on the one hand and obesity on the other.
• The idea .................................

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Key findings:

• Companies found to be fortifying their products according to standards set by food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) include Mother Dairy and Britannia. Others have joined FSSAI’s initiative to support the Eat Right Movement and pledged to reformulate their products.
• FSSAI launched .......................................

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Way forward:

• As Indian consumers move towards good-for-you products, which come with healthy ingredients such as fruit and nuts or fortified with proteins, vitamins and minerals, companies including the multinationals, home-grown fast-moving consumer goods makers and startups in the food space are voluntarily offering nutrient-rich foods and snacking options.

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Prelims Questions:

Q.1)With reference to the Migratory Birds, consider the following statements:
1. According to the latest wildlife list put out by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS), the bird family Muscicapidae has the highest number of migratory species.
2. India has three flyways (flight paths used by birds): the Central Asian flyway, East Asian flyway and East Asian–Australasian flyway.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer...........

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Mains Questions:
Q.1) Describe the key findings of the Nutrition Index 2020 report? What are the key measures that need to be taken to promote sustainable agriculture and food security in the wake of climate change?