A can of worms
Book>> Brands Under Fire
Book>> Brands Under Fire
Commercial development of plant-derived pharmaceuticals has moved forward today with the publication of the first European guidelines for growing these genetically modified (GM) plants.
Hasan Suroor
Foodgrains Merchants Association deplores "impossible conditions" MADURAI: Foodgrain traders have opposed the
This report by Jon Padgham identifies and summarizes potential climate change impacts on agriculture in the developing world, examines causes of vulnerability, and suggests where investments are needed to better climate-proof agriculture.
Commonwealth Games are going to be organised in Delhi in 2010 which is likely to bring in a large number of participants and visitors to the city of Delhi. This provides a unique opportunity for reviewing and upgrading the safety of the food served in the eating establishments in Delhi and perception of Delhi as a hygienic and safe food destination.
Madurai, July 31 Foodgrain merchants in Tamil Nadu are apprehensive about the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSS Act) 2006, which is likely to come into force shortly, and the notifications following it.
This article interrogates the claims of intellectual property to be a right. Drawing on the political theory of rights, it argues that information, ideas and knowledge fail to meet the basic test of rights and intellectual property right prevents those who do not own it from accessing and exercising their own diverse rights.
In a major step toward an overhaul of the nation
Documentary>>Poison on the Platter
International green groups attacked Europe's leading food safety agency on Wednesday for its views on biotech crops and foods, saying a recent opinion was flawed and had ignored studies highlighting safety concerns.
Inorder to highlight the the huge potential in organic farming in India and to provide inputs for starting an organic venture, CII
For examination of adulteration in edible items Food and Drug Department is going to launch a mobile laboratory. In this laboratory primary examination of samples of edible items will be done on the spot.
The Asian Development Bank will fund $120 million for solid waste management and food safety in six city corporations and five municipalities in Bangladesh, Dhaka City Corporation officials said. The five-year project titled
The Asian Development Bank will fund $120 million for solid waste management and food safety in six city corporations and five municipalities in Bangladesh, Dhaka City Corporation officials said. The five-year project titled
The European Union took a step closer on Tuesday toward 10 more years of biotech cultivation after leading scientists reconfirmed the safety of the only genetically modified crop as yet commercially grown in Europe. That crop is an insect-resistant maize type developed and marketed by U.S. company Monsanto, approved for a decade of growing in 1998 and now awaiting license renewal.
This paper examines the European Community
This paper examines the European Community
BPL Categorisation Could Be First Step To Food Safety Law, Bring In New Beneficiaries Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: The debate on UPA
KOCHI: Union Minister K V Thomas said on Thursday that he had sought travel concessions in Railways for writers who were financially weak. He was inaugurating the royalty distribution function organised as part of the Cooperative Library Congress by handing over the documents to M Leelavathi in Kochi. The Minister said that the Centre had decided to legalise the Food Safety Project.