safefoodmitra.com · 2025-02-01 09:16:33
For example, the report says, breakfast cereals, tetra pack juices and chocolate
malt drinks that come under UPF category based on their ingredients are often
advertised as healthy. It calls for restrictions on marketing and higher taxes for
such products.
According to a 2023 WHO report, India's consumption of ultra-processed foods
shot up from about $900 million in 2006 to over $37.9 billion in 2019. That is an
annual compounded growth rate of over 33%.