Indian Fast Food Advertisements May Require Warnings

I don't completely agree with what you have to say. Also, I am not a supporter.

Yes, Masala dosa, Pav Bhaji can be categorized as fast food (made fast). However, people don't eat that on a daily basis

Roadside stalls might not be using best quality material & it can have long term impact on health of people eating it.

So, whether it is MNC selling it or thelewalla, people have to be responsible eating at either of the places.

BTW, Mcdonald can give ads on TV, radio, thelewalla is yet to reach that stage.

This is somewhat exercising of control by Government.

Correct me if I am wrong, does "Bidi" has statutory warning as compared to Cigarette?

I think that could be because Bidi companies don't advertise.

One must agree that overall, there is a greater hygiene factor with Western junk food chains as compared to roadside desi snacks, although this is a gross generalization.

Aaman I would've so agreed with you wholeheartedly if I hadn't watched Fast Food Nation like days ago....yuck!!! I am never gonna be able to walk into a Wendy's again :(

I wanted to comment on something interesting. I am not sure what the whole Renuka Choudhary angle is...but I think there is a health-versus-hygiene issue here as well. While "unhygienic" food may cause acute manifestations such as food poisoning, diarrhoea, jaundice, typhoid etc. "unhealthy" food will show chronic manifestations such as clogged arteries, heart disease, escalating cholesterol levels and obesity. A paani puri off a Bombay street stall may give you tummy cramps or even jaundice but a daily diet of french fries will soon show effects on the nation's hypertension, obesity and heart disease statistics.

In that sense pakoras and fries, chicken nuggets and tangadi kabab are all in the same basket. There may not be hygiene issues but health-wise they are all near-about in the same calorie zone.

I have a question: why does a Women & Children's development minister have a say in statutory warning for food? Isn't it like an FDA concern? I really have no clue about the issue hence forgive me if my question sounds stupid..am curious, is all.

kalpesh, you said: However, people don't eat that on a daily basis


no one told the autodrivers in bangalore that, apparently... cause at the darshini on my street they are all eating that every day. I am sure it's the same elsewhere.

Aditi - in India, there is an additional factor of adulteration. Many of these roadside stalls use toxic additives for food colouring, and sometimes use even motor oil for frying. There was a widely publicized case a few years ago where some people who ate these died.

At least with MNC junk food, you know it is only cholesterol you are getting into your system and not some industrial solvent.

hey, in china there was this famous bun stall.. they sold these pork roll things... we all used to love them... recently I saw on the news that they were cutting costs by making the dough out of old newspapers they soaked in water and pig piss and mixed in some flour.


YUCK!

But when you were having it, it tasted good, didn't it? :)

kinda... it was a bit... wordy ;)

I DONT EAT ROADSIDE FOOD SO THAT NEGATES YOUR MNC ARGUMENT

why, cause you've still got cholesterol over 200? :))))

roadside food tastes like crap and moreover you crap a lot after eating it,so most of it gets out off your system .on the other hand i have seen obese housewives gorging on pizzas and burgers on the sly.

no way man.. there is nothing like kebabs in mumbai ... and I had some great sev puri on the train going to goa, and I love the masala puri from the cart on my street....

dunno where you're eating. but if a firang like me can eat it and not get the shits, you should be OK!

you might be made off sterner stuff,i can't imagine having sambhar every day either,boy those were some days in my college hostel