LUCENA CITY - Butil Rep. Agapito Guanlao, chair of your home committee on food security, on Friday clarified that this bill he planned to file in Congress on food, particularly rice, consumption does not attempt to regulate the volume of rice servings in restaurants but instead promotes " Cnonwasteful food consumption."The bill shall not limit the amount or serving of foods, including rice," Guanlao said in a statement.
He said the possible part of the still unfiled bill%u2014 that she meant to coauthor with Rep. Mark Llandro Mendoza, chair of your home agriculture committee%u2014would require restaurants as well as other food establishments %u201Cto provide information on the calorie belongings in food they are serving to the public.%u201D
Guanlao described the planned bill as being a measure that could" promote nonwasteful food consumption patterns and sustainable utilization of food resources, and help maintain and be sure food security."
He said the proposed measure aims to inspire people to purchase food they could consume based on the calorie needs of the body and to not buy excess numbers of food.
"A one who travels to for restaurants may decide to order only the desired volume of food to stop leftovers and food wastes," Guanlao said.
The International Rice Research Institute earlier said Filipinos waste rice worth at the very least P23 million everyday, or about P8.4 billion 12 months.
Data in the Food and Nutrition Research Institute along with the Department of Technology and science indicated that every Filipino wastes typically 3 tablespoons (9 grams) of rice daily, which is equivalent to 3.3 kilograms annually
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