BUSINESSDAWN
Artificial sweeteners hurting mango industry
A Pakistani parliamentary committee highlighted concerns over declining mango production and the impact of artificial sweeteners in beverages on natural mango-pulp-based products. Regulatory changes allowing increased use of synthetic additives have reduced consumption of natural mango products, potentially affecting public health and the mango industry.
Mentioned
National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and ResearchorganizationMultan Mango Growers AssociationorganizationPakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA)organizationNational Institute of Health (NIH)organizationMinistry of National Health Servicesorganizationartificial sweetenerstopicmango production declinetopic
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- What’s eating Pakistan’s mangoes?
- Off-the-charts demand for a natural healthy sweetener is driving nationwide shortages… and producers are dying off
- Fruit yoghurts are next at risk of being cancelled as 'unhealthy' under Labour's junk food crackdown, producers warn
- Gen Z is destroying another beloved beverage category as they move on to a surprising alternative
- Atchannaidu accuses YSRCP of spreading misinformation on mango procurement