Bolivia, Plan to regulate the sale of junk food in schools

Posted on May 26, 2011 • Filed under: Bolivia, Latin America Health, Social Issues

The Ministry of Education intends to use regulation to the educational units, to regulate the sale of junk food in and one block radius of tax and private schools. According to the Head of the Complementary Feeding of the ministry, Winston Canqui, this is a project that aims “to regulate the sale of unhealthy foods in school units nationwide. Although not done studies on the subject, children do not buy products that nurture. ”
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