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SINGAPORE: Consumers have rights and that includes the right to
healthy food.
So, in conjunction with World Consumer Rights Day which is
focusing on fast food this year the local Consumers Association of
Singapore (CASE) held a walk for a few thousand participants early
Sunday morning.
CASE said it is working with fast food companies to provide
healthier options and it has received a response from
McDonald’s.
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, the Guest—of—Honour at the event,
recently highlighted in Parliament how obesity could quickly become
a problem in Singapore.
Later at the event, Mr Khaw recalled his conversation with some
children at the walk.
He said: "I was very happy when I spoke to the children just
now. I asked, ’Do you eat vegetables?’ They said, ’Yes!’. I hope
it’s true. I said, ’Do you go for fast food often?’ They said,
’No!’. If they are being truthful, that is a good sign.
"There is nothing wrong with fast food, it’s just (a problem of)
how often you eat it. Occasionally, I go for fast food as well
maybe three times, four or five times a year. If it’s three or four
times a week, that will be very troublesome. Obesity seriously can
be a big problem because it underlies a lot of other problems." —
CNA/so
