India mulls law to penalise food wastage

Strict rules: In Germany, diners in restaurants and hotels are fined one to two Euro if they don’t consume all the food on their plates. — AFP

A POSITIVE development in recent days relates to the initiative by India’s Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to regulate the amount of food to be served by restaurants and hotels to their customers in order to prevent possible wastage.

The minister has also questioned the large quantity that is often served, resulting in unwarranted wastage. Critics have questioned the proposition as an infringement of personal liberties of citizens as it is not practically possible for anyone to fix a uniform standard to determine the dietary requirement of every individual.