Eat-Right Food Summit-2022 was organised for the 11 winners of the country in the Eat-Right Smart City Challenge at India International Centre, New Delhi on Thursday. The summit was held in the chief hospitality of Shri Arun Singhal, Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. As the keynote speaker, Health Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh, Sudam Khade attended the summit.
The winners of the Eat-Right Smart City Challenge shared their experiences at the summit. Along with this, the work being done for global health and the results were discussed. Dr. Sudam Khade said that the highest number of four districts in the country from Madhya Pradesh Indore, Ujjain, Sagar and Jabalpur have made an achievement by securing a place among the top 11 winners in the Eat-Right Smart City Challenge. He informed about the factors of success of Madhya Pradesh and the cooperation received from the district administration. Dr. Khade said that participation in FSSAI's Eat-Right Challenge was a pleasant experience for Madhya Pradesh.
This challenge has increased the awareness towards food quality and hygiene among the general public. Considering food security as a global necessity and their responsibility, the general public enthusiastically participated in various programmes organised in the Challenge. He appreciated the better coordination and harmonization with the district administration and other departments along with the Food Security Administration in the districts.
Commissioner Health Dr. Khade said that each district has worked according to a special plan for this challenge keeping in view the characteristics of its area. Its own innovative programmes such as Eat Right Family Indore, Eat Right Fit Badda Jabalpur, Dau-Game-Sagar and Food and Nutrition University Course Ujjain were highly appreciated by fully utilizing the resources available in the districts. Dr. Khade appreciated the objective of the Challenge. He said that Madhya Pradesh will perform with full cooperation in other such activities in future.
Eminent Indian wrestler and Bollywood personality Shri Sangram Singh, Herbalife Nutrition Head Shri Ajay Khanna, Nutriwell Health India Managing Director Dr. Shikha Sharma, Commissioner Food Safety Delhi Smt. Neha Bansal, Director Institute of Excellence for Food and Agriculture Mitu Kapoor, Secretary Hotel Restaurant Renu Thaplyal, Head of Food Safety Department at Chandigarh, Shri Sukhwinder Singh, Padma Shri Professor Indra Chakraborty, famous chef Anahita, Director NITI Aayog Dr. Shubhrata Prakash, Famous TV Anchor Dr. Nidhi Kumar, Indo-Asian News Service Director Shri Saurish Bhattacharya were invited at the Herbalife Nutrition Eat-Right Food Summit 2022 along with representatives from various states.