Maggi banned in Maharashtra
Maharashtra Food and Drug Minister Girish Bapat has announced a ban on the sale of Maggi with effect from today after lab tests proved presence of lead above the permissible level in the samples tested.
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Food dept set to file chargesheet against KFC
The Food Safety and Drug Administration Department will file a chargesheet against KFC outlet on DB road and the company for having sold food that is unsafe for consumption, designated officer Dr R.Kathiravan
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Detergent found in Mother Dairy milk sample in Uttar Pradesh
The U.P. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said that it has found detergent in one of the samples of milk picked from Mother Dairy’s collection centres, a claim contested by the Delhi-based company.
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India’s food safety panel chief wants sweeping reforms
India’s food safety apparatus needs sweeping reforms to ensure that its norms are on par with international standards, including an accreditation system that not only screens labs but also its personnel
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After Maggi, Ching’s fails quality test
INDORE: Several popular packaged instant food items are failing the quality test, besides Maggi noodles by Nestle. Three samples of Ching's Secret, another leading packed food manufacturer, were found
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Adulterated food: Centre's lab negates reports by state agency
RAIPUR: What perhaps puts a question mark on the quality of tests conducted by Chhattisgarh Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Department at the state's food testing laboratory, government of India's recognized
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Cosmetics manufacturers come under FDA lens
Cosmetics manufacturers operating without valid licences are now under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) radar. Four such manufacturers in Pune, Sangli, Kolhapur and Solapur were found operating
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9 food business operators lose licences
PUNE: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the licences of nine food business operators and suspended those of 233 others in Pune in the last financial year for dispensing unsafe and substandard
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Traces of cyanide found in packaged drinking water
Detected In Samples Collected From Plants In Jalna, Parbhani Pune: Traces of cyanide, a powerful poison and chemical contaminant, have been found in packaged drinking water during a routine exercise
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US food safety norms aimed at checking hazards: Official
US FDA Chief Hails India’s Food Safety Commitments US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Margaret A Hamburg on Monday said the regulator was now implementing the most sweeping food safety legislation in over 60 years.