That is the proposal of the founder of TH Group speaking at the Conference of the Government Standing Committee working with businesses this morning, September 21.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the Conference of the Government Standing Committee working with enterprises on solutions to contribute to the country's socio-economic development. Also attending were Deputy Prime Ministers: Tran Hong Ha, Le Thanh Long, Ho Duc Phoc; leaders of ministries, branches, central agencies; leaders of enterprises: Vin Group, Hoa Phat, Thaco, KN Holdings, Sun Group, T&T, Geleximco, Minh Phu, Masan, Sovico, TH Group, Refrigeration Electrical Engineering (REE).
The Prime Minister emphasized that the conference demonstrated the attention of Party and State leaders to private enterprises - a sector that contributes 45% of GDP, 40% of total social investment capital, creates 85% of jobs for the total workforce, accounts for 35% of import turnover and 25% of export turnover. According to the Prime Minister, there needs to be breakthroughs in the coming period to bring the country into a new era, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam and towards the 100th anniversary of the founding of the country.
In the comments and discussions at the conference, the representative of TH Group attracted attention with the proposal to build a School Nutrition Law, aiming to improve the health and stature of the young generation in particular and Vietnamese people in general.
Labor Hero Thai Huong speaks at the Conference of the Government Standing Committee working with businesses on the morning of September 21.
Labor Hero Thai Huong, Founder and Chairman of TH Strategy Council, analyzed that in recent years, Vietnam has achieved many achievements in improving the nutritional status of its people, but many nutritional problems still exist, especially in preschool and school age children. Currently, Vietnam is among the group of countries and territories with low average height, ranking 15th from the bottom among countries and territories in the world.
Fresh milk is a source of all the nutrients needed by the body. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 86% of a person's height and physical development occurs by the age of 12. Therefore, investing in physical and mental strength for this golden age is extremely important so as not to miss out on valuable development opportunities in life.
In many countries around the world, such as Japan, since 1954, there has been a School Nutrition Law, which regulates nutritional standards and food safety management for school meals. In Thailand, the Government has issued a set of standards for school lunches. And in Indonesia, the newly elected President has pledged to implement a Free Lunch program for students from 2025,…
"TH Group proposes to build a separate law called the School Nutrition Law. A separate law is needed because the regulations will be very large and comprehensive, affecting the health and stature of future generations. The experience of successful countries, including Japan, is a clear example," said Labor Hero Thai Huong.
Scientific and practical basis for school nutrition law proposals
Faced with the current situation of school nutrition and school meals with many shortcomings, the proposal of Labor Hero Thai Huong and TH Group on building a Law on School Nutrition is considered necessary, especially in the context of having scientific and practical bases from systematic experimental studies of agencies such as the National Institute of Nutrition and the Ministry of Education and Training.
In 2013, the National Institute of Nutrition and French nutrition experts, in collaboration with TH, built a model combined with research and product testing, conducted at 15 kindergartens and primary schools with 3,600 children in Nghia Dan district, Nghe An province. This study was assessed as serious, scientific and implemented transparent control groups, with evaluation of diet and micronutrient deficiencies by blood tests, vitamin A, zinc and Hb before and after drinking milk.
TH true MILK Sterilized Fresh Milk for School Milk is the first product to be confirmed by the Ministry of Health to be effective in research on improving the nutritional and micronutrient status of children, and is a practical basis for promulgating School Milk standards in the National School Milk Project, by Decision No. 1340/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister, contributing to reducing the situation of bringing milk of unknown origin and not ensuring food hygiene and safety into schools.
In 2019, the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Health and independent experts consulted the practical experience of developed countries in the world (Japan) to implement the "School meal model to ensure proper nutrition combined with increased physical activity for children, pupils and students".
The school meal pilot model ensures proper nutrition combined with increased physical activity for children, pupils and students, and is implemented in 10 provinces and cities in all 5 ecological regions across the country, contributing to providing a scientific and practical foundation for school nutrition policies.
The pilot model was implemented in the 2020-2021 school year at 10 schools in 10 provinces and cities, representing 5 major ecological regions across the country, including: the Northern mountainous region, the Red River Delta, the Central region, the Mekong Delta and the Central Highlands. In the pilot model, school meals are approached in the direction of using completely natural foods, based on the agricultural advantages of the region, and fresh milk is scientifically included in the meal composition.
The main intervention of the model is 400 diverse, balanced, micronutrient-rich school meal menus, afternoon snack using 1 glass of fresh milk to improve calcium intake, combined with nutrition education and physical education. Diverse, scientific, and reasonable school meals will provide all the necessary micronutrients for children's development and this is the most long-term, sustainable solution in the fight against micronutrient deficiency in children.
Research results show that the Point Model has had a positive effect on children's height and weight development, while contributing to improving knowledge about proper nutrition and physical strength for all three subjects: students, schools and parents.
According to Ms. Thai Huong, the practical results from the Pilot Model show that if schools are provided with the necessary and sufficient conditions including improving facilities, human resources, professional training, combining nutrition education and physical education, it is possible to improve children's nutritional status, reduce malnutrition and overweight and obesity, children develop better physically, create healthy eating habits, and help prevent non-communicable diseases in adulthood.
From there, she believes that the School Nutrition Law needs to be built in a methodical, careful, and meticulous manner, covering many contents on health care for children, pupils, and students, on the basis of research and models that have had experimental results - such as the project "Model of school meals to ensure proper nutrition combined with increased physical activity for children, pupils, and students" is an example.
Source: https://danviet.vn/de-xuat-xay-dung-mot-bo-luat-rieng-mang-ten-luat-dinh-duong-hoc-duong-20240921154502772.htm
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