Ready to Eat Foods – Do they pose any Health Risk?
CONCERT: TO KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT Paracetamol and Ready to eat foods
CONCERT Seminar on 14th March 2014
Venue: Gandhi Nagar Club, Adyar, Chennai 600 020
Time: 10 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
At this half day seminar on 14th March, 2014, CONCERT Team shall present their findings based on the tests conducted by them.
Some important points:
Paracetamol
· What is the safe dosage?
· How safe is Paracetamol?
· What one should consider before taking Paracetamol?
· What are the ill-effects of habitual use of Paracetamol?
· Will prolonged use of Paracetamol (months or years) cause liver or kidney damage?
· Can Paracetamol be taken as a remedy for headache after consuming alcohol?
· What is the Quality of Paracetamol sold in the market?
· What are Generic, Branded, and Branded Generic drugs?
Ready to Eat Foods
· Ready to Eat Food or Instant Food are Junk Foods and not healthy foods
· Habitual use of Ready to Eat Foods may cause obesity, Diabetes, or Increased Blood Pressure
· As Ready to Eat foods lose their taste while processing and to compensate manufacturers add sugar, salt, fat, flavouring, colours etc to retain taste. This is harmful to human body
Choosing Ready to Eat foods
· How to read Label?
· How to understand the Nutritional Information?
· Why should we compare the contents/price/date of manufacture?
· How to choose products that are less expensive and provide better nutrition?
· Why should we choose fresh products?
· Why should we eat the contents as soon as heated?
· How to avoid bacterial growth in the product?
· How to know when the contents are spoilt?
· Who to complain in case of spoilt/stale product?
One to one discussions in the seminar will provide more answers and clear your doubts.
For more details
Mr. G.Rajan, Secretary General
Consumers Association of India & The CONCERT Trust
A-5, 2nd Floor, Thiruvalluvar Nagar
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai - 600 041
Ph: 044: 2451 3191/ 2451 3192
Fax: 044 2451 1040
E-mail: cai.india1@gmail.com
http://www.caiindia.org/
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