Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Research and advocacy body Centre for Science and Environment today said consumers are unaware of ingredients and nutrition information of a product due to lack of appropriate "nutrition fact labelling" in the country, against the backdrop of row over Maggi noodles. CSE said that as a consumer's right, what is …
The AAP government in Delhi on Wednesday announced plans to test all noodle brands available in the city after imposing a 15-day ban on Nestle’s Maggi Noodles due to presence of “excessive lead.” City health minister Satyendar Jain said orders have been issued to lift samples of all other noodle …
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 the Indian arm of the Swiss manufacturer, Nestle, and the Delhi government imposed a 15-day ban on the sale of the …
Ban to be reviewed after 15 days, Nestle gets a ‘chance’ to replace existing batch. The Delhi government on Wednesday banned the sale of Maggi for 15 days and instructed Nestle India to remove its existing stock from the market immediately, while giving the company a “chance” to replace the …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Wednesday welcomed the food authorities' initiative in testing processed food for contaminants like heavy metals - in the context of the ongoing controversy on Maggi noodles. Responding to the issue, in a statement, Chandra Bhushan, CSE's deputy director general and head of its …
In five samples, Delhi government officials said “misbranding” was identified in the samples. The Delhi government tested 13 samples of Maggi from across the city, out of which, officials said, only a single sample was found to be complying with guidelines. Seven samples were found to have lead content beyond …
Punishing brand ambassadors shows that the government is only interested in going after the low hanging fruit Indians love putting Maggi in their mouths – the country has the highest volume sales of Maggi noodles anywhere in the world, and in-country sales contribute almost 30% to Nestle India’s revenue. The …
Retailers Not Stocking Noodle Brand Maggi noodle sales have been hit hard ever since it was revealed that a sample tested for quality by a government agency about two weeks back contained monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead beyond permissible levels. The brand from Swiss foods major Nestle, which is synonymous …
Stars endorsing product may face action too The Centre on Monday said the brand ambassadors of Maggi, including Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit, could face action if they were found to have indulged in misleading advertisments. The government has widened the probe against the alleged finding of lead and taste-enhancer in …
In fresh trouble for Nestle over safety standards of its famous Maggi noodle brand, the Uttarakhand Food Safety Department has collected samples of the “two-minute” noodles from the company’s Pantanagar plant and other places in the state. The company is already facing problems in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, where the food …
Indian food-safety inspectors said Sunday they had filed a criminal complaint against Nestlé India Ltd. after finding dangerous levels of lead in a batch of Maggi 2-Minute Noodles sold in the country. The Food Safety & Drug Administration in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh registered a case in …
A leaked mail from the In ternational Food and Beverages Alliance (IFBA) has revealed the hectic lobbying by this alliance of the world's largest food and beverage companies to influence the framing of rules on the World Health Organization's (WHO) engagement with the private sector. Ever since the WHO started …
McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) said Monday it will launch a project to view its product safety through the eyes of mothers. The aim of the project is to recover customer trust, hurt drastically by the revelation of the use of out-of-date chicken meat at a Chinese plant and consumer complains …
Global food prices, which have been rising since 2012, may be ready for another hike. In a report released Thursday, Ceres, a sustainable business consortium based in Boston, found that most food companies aren’t prepared to deal with the water risks that it expects will lead to higher water and …
The global food sector faces extraordinary risks from the twin challenges of water scarcity and water pollution. Growing competition for water, combined with weak regulations, failing infrastructure, pollution and climate change impacts threaten the sector’s water security and contribute to a water availability emergency that was recently ranked the world’s …
SHANGHAI -- A company that supplies potato products to McDonald's fast food restaurants in Beijing has been fined 3.9 million yuan (about $629,000) for polluting local water supplies, in what state media said was the largest such fine ever handed down in the Chinese capital. The fine, which comes soon …
The Jharkhand Food Processing Industry Policy 2015 aims at creating favorable atmosphere for setting-up of food processing units in the state through creation of infrastructure facilities, encouragement of capital investment and technology up-gradation, development of marketing network, development promotion, grants and concessions.
The roster of food companies that want to eliminate palm oil from their products is getting longer. But actually reaching that goal will require an enormous effort across their supply chains. “Once a company goes into the palm oil supply chain, it gets incredibly complex,” says Alexis Bateman, a research …
Global fast-food giant McDonald’s on Tuesday pledged to end deforestation across its entire supply chain. The announcement follows recent similar pledges by Dunkin’ Donuts, Krispy Kreme, Yum Brands and many others. But the World Wildlife Fund, which advised McDonald’s on its new commitment, said it could have big influence on …
Yum Brands - the parent-company of fast-food brands KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut - has committed to 100% sustainable palm oil for the first time following pressure from environmental activists. Yum has an existing nutritional policy to remove palm oil from its cooking process by 2017, but says the …
