E/C.12/MNG/CO/4 evictions, without adequate compensation or the provision accommodation in areas with access to basic social services; of alternative (d) Develop a legal framework concerning forced evictions that is compliant with international standards. Right to food 24. The Committee is concerned about the imbalanced diet of many Mongolians, the restrictions imposed on independent food laboratories to inform the population about food safety issues and the information about the large amount of pesticides in vegetables. The Committee is further concerned about the low value of food vouchers and their limited distribution (art. 11). The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Redouble its efforts to ensure access to safe, adequate and affordable food, including by intensifying its healthy diet campaigns, also with a view to combating obesity and the root causes of cardiovascular diseases; (b) Intensify its efforts to address food insecurity and hunger, including by distributing food vouchers that meet the nutritional standards of all those in need while ensuring that any targeting of the food vouchers programme does not lead to the exclusion of certain households in need; (c) Reinforce the independence of the State laboratory, including by improving its human and technical resources and removing any restrictions on the ability of non-State food laboratories to provide information to the population; (d) Take effective measures to prevent, deter and investigate cases of pesticides in food; (e) Take into consideration the Committee’s general comment No. 12 (1999) on the right to adequate food and the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security adopted in 2004 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Water and sanitation 25. The Committee expresses concern about the disparity between rural and urban areas with regard to access to safe drinking water and sanitation. It is also concerned about the high price of water in Ger areas. The Committee is moreover concerned that mining activities have caused soil and water contamination (arts. 11 and 12). Recalling its general comment No. 15 (2002) on the right to water and its statement on the right to sanitation (E/C.12/2010/1), the Committee urges the State party to address the disparity in access to safe drinking water and sanitation between populations living in rural and urban areas and to ensure that safe drinking water is affordable for everyone. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State party redouble its efforts to address the impact of mining activities on water and soil. Air pollution and health 26. The Committee is extremely concerned about the increasing levels of air pollution, particularly in Ulaanbaatar and in Ger areas, and about the subsequent emergence and spread of diseases, including respiratory, heart and lung diseases (arts. 11 and 12). 8