Legal Protection of the Millennial Generation Against the Issue of Junk Food During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The millennial generation, as the nation's next-generation, needs safe food consumption and does not endanger their health and soul, even though in reality, the level of awareness of the younger generation to consume safe, quality, and nutritious food are still lacking because they prefer fast food because it is practical and tastes good regardless of the dangers that threaten fast food, namely in addition to being addictive, consuming too much fast food can cause complications, such as obesity or chronic diseases that can affect activities. This study aims to discuss legal protection for the millennial generation against the rise of fast food during the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacts the resilience of the nation's next generation. The research method uses a normative juridical method that uses secondary data as the primary data supported by empirical data, namely millennial consumers, and will be analyzed qualitatively. The study results showed that legal protection for the millennial generation already exists but is not optimal because the legal awareness of the millennial generation to the importance of consuming healthy and safe food is low, and there is no government alignment with healthy food management. Therefore, healthy food education is needed through social media, a millennial trend.