<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">On 15th October, Saturday, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports(MoYAS), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) signed an Memorandum of Understanding for setting up the testing facility for dietary supplements.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The MoU was signed in the presence of Department of Sports, Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi, National Anti-doping Agency Director General Ritu Sain and other officers of the Ministry, FSSAI and NFSU.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Speaking on occasion, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said, &nbsp;this MoU will benefit athletes and athlete-support personnel by educating and spreading awareness about inadvertent doping due to prohibited substances present in nutritional supplements.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;He said, this facility being established at NFSU will help the stakeholders, not only in the country but also in the entire region. Mr Thakur also expressed confidence that the quest for excellence in sports at global level will be aided by today's MoU.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>
News On AIR | October 15, 2022 9:28 PM
MoYAS, FSSAI & NFSU sign MoU for setting up testing facility for dietary supplements