Delhi slaps 15-day ban on sale of Maggi noodles
Centre takes issue to Consumer Commission Noodles brand Maggi got into more trouble on Wednesday after the Centre lodged a complaint with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission against
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The Toxic Truth: Children’s Exposure to Lead Pollution Undermines a Generation of Future Potential
<p>Lead poisoning is a much greater threat to the health of children than previously understood reveals this new analysis released by the UNICEF today. According this 1 in 3 children – up to approximately 800 million globally – have blood lead levels at or above 5 micrograms per decilitre (µg/dL) and India accounts for over 34 per cent of these.</p>
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House passes bill requiring EPA actions on lead-laced water
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday easily passed a bill requiring federal environmental regulators to act faster when lead contamination is found in drinking water. The bill passed 416-2.
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Nestle's maggi noodles banned
KATHMANDU, June 5: The government on Wednesday banned the import and sale of Nestle's Maggi noodles in Nepal until further notice, following a ban on the noodle brand in different Indian states. Maggi
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Maggi test results from Thai lab expected today
BAFRA: Almost two weeks after it sent the Maggi noodle samples for test, the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) is still waiting for results from Thailand. The authority is expecting
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Approach paper on draft National Pharmaceuticals Policy 2023
The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has come out with a draft National Pharmaceuticals Policy (NPP) 2023 emphasising on a holistic policy approach to address the challenges faced by Indian pharmaceutical
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World bank commended for funding the lead remediation project in Kabwe
CENTRAL Province permanent secretary Chanda Kabwe has commended the World Bank for funding the lead remediation project in Kabwe aimed at mitigating the impact of lead poisoning on human health and the
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Use eco-friendly idols to protect environment
VISAKHAPATNAM: Urging people to use clay Vinayakas coloured with vegetable paints, the president of the Visakha Public Library S Vijay Kumar said that Plaster of Paris and chemical colours are harmful
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Thousands of households told water may be contaminated
Thousands of Dublin homeowners are receiving letters from Irish Water this week warning households their water may be contaminated with lead above the safe legal limit. More than 2,000 letters have been
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Chemical plant lead poisoning lawsuit ‘test of China’s resolve to tackle pollution’
Lawyers says residents suing the plant, claiming it has given children high traces of harmful metal in their blood, are being pressured into dropping the case A lawsuit filed by residents of a town
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Six in ten Chinese workers suffer chronic diseases: survey
Nearly 60 percent of Chinese employees suffer from chronic diseases, with work-related stress being the leading health risk, according to a new survey. The data comes from the Chinese Employees Health
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Social media caused vaccine hesitancy leading to a health crisis: WHO
Despite vaccination available for some of the oldest diseases in the country, ever increasing cases of this crop up every year. In its list of top ten 'global threats to public health', the World Health
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Nagpur joins WHO in war against lead poisoning
About six lakh children are found to develop some kind of intellectual disability every year because of exposure to the heavy metal lead. The highest burden of deaths caused by lead exposure is in developing
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Order of the Bombay High Court dated 30/06/2015 allowing Maggi noodles to be exported
<p>Order of the Bombay High Court dated 30/06/2015 in the matter of Nestle India Ltd. V. FSSAI & Ors allowing Maggi noodles to be exported.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://corporates.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/7637AD1B_B48C_42B0_8C68_9DB353585D01_140408.pdf"
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T.N., Gujarat also join Maggi ban wagon
Tamil Nadu banned the manufacture, stocking and sale of Maggi and three other noodle brands — Wai Wai Xpress Noodles, Reliance Select Instant Noodles and Smith and Jones Chicken Masala Noodles — on Thursday
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Pune wakes up to Maggi debate, mixed response in stores from buyers
For some store owners, though, the controversy has not majorly impacted the sale of the product. While the Pune division of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will confirm whether Nestle’s product
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Nigeria: Lead Poisoning Kills 28 in Niger, Says FG
Abuja — The Federal Government, yesterday, announced the outbreak of lead poisioning in some villages in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, which has claimed 28 lives. Minister of State for
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No laxity will be shown: Nadda
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday that his Ministry would take appropriate action against instant noodles brand Maggi, based on the reports from all the States. “We are waiting for
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Maggi flagged for high salt 3 years ago
A CSE study on junk food had flagged health concerns over 'very high salt content' in Nestle's Maggi instant noodles. This was three years before reports on the presence of MSG and 'high quantities of
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Chicago residents blame city for water contamination in class-action lawsuit
Chicago residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against the city over the safety of its drinking water, claiming that “elevated and unsafe” levels of lead have contaminated their water supply for years