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Hyderabad , Oct. 15

A massive report on the food and drug safety of Indian foods has been compiled by the Hyderabad-based, National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), here.

To be formally released by the Union Minister of State for Health, Ms Panabaka Lakshmi on October 16, the report will form the basis for the database on the perceptions and practices of different groups of people on food and drug safety.

This will, in turn, be used for appropriate interventions with information, education and communications strategies (IEC). The report is titled Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs & Practices (KABP) Study on Food and Drug Safety, according to a press release from NIN.

UNIQUE STUDY

The study is the first of its kind, covering 82 districts spread over 26 States. The study is unique in the sense that it has collected data from mothers of children under five years and their opinion leaders and facilitators, as well as a range of other target groups.

A total representative sample of 20,719 households and over 1372 in-depth interviews and 284 group discussions were conducted to gather the data, the release said.

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