World Food Safety Day 2025: Nadda launches FSSAI 'Stop Obesity' campaign at NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Union Health Minister J P Nadda delivered the keynote at FSSAI's World Food Safety Day event at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, on 7 June 2025 and launched a campaign to stop obesity.
Summary
World Food Safety Day 2025 was marked by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) with a programme themed 'Stop Obesity by Eating Safe and Healthy' at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, on 7 June 2025. Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda delivered the keynote address and reaffirmed commitment to this year's World Food Safety Day theme, 'Food Safety: Science in Action'. He launched FSSAI's inclusive campaign to stop obesity, with multilingual and sign-language outreach under the Eat Right India programme, and reiterated the Prime Minister's call to cut oil consumption by 10%. The 'Eat Right Activity Book', a resource under the Eat Right School initiative, was also released.
Key facts
- Day
- World Food Safety Day, 7 June
- 2025 theme
- Food Safety: Science in Action
- FSSAI event theme
- Stop Obesity by Eating Safe and Healthy
- Venue
- NIMHANS, Bengaluru
- Launch
- FSSAI campaign to stop obesity (Eat Right India)
- Call
- Cut oil consumption by 10%
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What was the theme of World Food Safety Day 2025, observed on 7 June?
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Correct answer: B — Food Safety: Science in Action
This year's World Food Safety Day theme was “Food Safety: Science in Action”, which the Union Health Minister reaffirmed at the FSSAI event.
Where was FSSAI's World Food Safety Day 2025 programme, addressed by Union Health Minister J P Nadda, held?
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Correct answer: C — NIMHANS, Bengaluru
The FSSAI programme themed ‘Stop Obesity by Eating Safe and Healthy’ was held at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, where the Health Minister delivered the keynote.
At FSSAI's World Food Safety Day 2025 event, J P Nadda reiterated the Prime Minister's call to cut oil consumption by how much?
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Correct answer: A — 10%
J P Nadda reiterated the Prime Minister's call to cut oil consumption by 10%.