All that junk

A team of top bureaucrats, constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to suggest ideas on health, sanitation and urban development, has recommended that a fat tax be charged on junk food. The 11-member group recommended the kimposition of additional taxes on foods with added sugar, salt and saturated fatsy. The recommendation could be accepted if the prime minister clears it. Down To Earth had supported the imposition of a fat tax five years ago. CSE decided to investigate the food people love to eat. The laboratory checked for fats, carbs, salt and trans fats. The deadly and damning results kEat at your own risky were published in a story titled (1-15 April, 2012).