The EAT-Lancet Commission Launch in New Delhi

We are thrilled to invite you to the release of the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health in New Delhi, India.

Join us on April 4, 2019 at the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Headquarters at FDA Bhavan, New Delhi.

To know more, please visit: https://www.fssai.gov.in/eatlancetindia/

The release of the EAT Lancet Commission Report will be at FSSAI Headquarters in New Delhi on 4^thApril 2019 from 10 am to 1:30 pm.

This event is being organized by FSSAI with the support of Tasting India and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). All important stakeholders in the food ecosystem from Government officials to schools, colleges, Development Partners, Professional Associations, Nutritionists, Industry Partners, Start-ups, Representatives from Embassies will be attending the event.

Dr. Brent Loken from the EAT forum will set the context and introduce the key findings of the report.

Two Commissioners of the EAT Lancet Report, Dr. K. Srinath Reddy, President PHFI and Dr. Sunita Narain, CSE and Commissioner will share their perspectives on the report.

World Food Prize Winner, Dr. Lawrence Haddad, ED, GAIN will deliver the keynote address.

Dr. Nafees Meah, Regional Representative, South Asia, IRRI and Ambassador Banashri Bose Harrison, ED, Tasting India Symposium will also deliver special addresses.

After the formal release of the report, young scholars from various institutions will present their perspective on the report, throwing light on the relevance of the report to India.

This will be followed by a presentation by FSSAI on Government action on the 5 strategies of the ‘Great Food Transformation’ and close with special remarks by Chairperson, FSSAI.

The release event in India aims to spark conversations on the key issues of the report among all stakeholders and deliberate on the five global strategies recommended in the report to bring about the ‘Great Food Transformation’.