{
  "id": 12841326,
  "title": "Bagan Serai MP wants healthier food sold in hospitals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/bagan-serai-mp-wants-healthier-food-sold-in-hospitals",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:55:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/08/bagan-serai-mp-wants-healthier-food-sold-in-hospitals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent debate on the Food (Amendment) Bill 2026, Bagan Serai MP Idris Ahmad has urged hospitals to prioritize healthier food options and enforce stringent regulations on the items sold within their facilities. The Malaysian politician emphasized that hospitals ought to serve as educational establishments, discouraging the sale of potentially harmful products. \"Today we see food being sold in hospitals that can sometimes be harmful to health,\" remarked Ahmad while addressing the issue during the parliamentary discussion.\n\nThe MP went on to clarify that businesses operating in hospitals, including mini-markets, must adhere to conditions that guarantee the goods sold do not pose any danger to public health. \"Businesses that want to operate in hospitals, whether in the form of mini-markets or otherwise, should be given conditions ensuring the goods sold do not pose a danger to public health,\" he reiterated.",
  "summary": "Idris Ahmad says hospitals should be places where the public is educated about healthy eating.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bagan Serai MP wants healthier food sold in hospitals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/bagan-serai-mp-wants-healthier-food-sold-in-hospitals-12846192",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:55:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}