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 …
From now on, McDonald's-uk will be sourcing its coffee beans from farms certified by the New York-based global non-profit Rainforest Alliance. Starting January 10, 2007, all McDonald restaurants in the uk and Ireland have started selling exclusively Kenco coffee
Advertising is a pervasive influence on children and adolescents. Young people view more than 40 000 ads per year on television alone and increasingly are being exposed to advertising on the Internet, in magazines, and in schools. This exposure may contribute significantly to childhood and adolescent obesity, poor nutrition, and …
ever since acrylamide was found in food it seemed to be the ultimate confirmation that everything tasty is bad for health. Here was a compound that was a probable carcinogen and a possible neurotoxin, present in practically every fried or baked food. Fortunately, for gastronomes, an enzyme could offer a …
mint, a popular flavouring in Indian cuisine, can be used to preserve processed food, claims a study. It can replace synthetic preservatives like butylated hydroxy toluene (bht), claim scientists at the Food Technology Division of the Bhabha Atomic Research Institute in Mumbai. Led by Ramesh Chander, the scientists tested the …
the Sri Lankan government gazetted regulations for the import of genetically modified (gm) food on August 3, 2006, making labelling and pre-import approvals mandatory. The rules will be enforced from January 1, 2007. This is a marked change from the government's earlier plan to ban gm food completely. The ban …
The Goa Industrial Development Corporation plans to build an auxiliary park to support a proposed food processing park spread over 69 hectares (ha), close to the river Sal in Goa. "Among other things it will have a club, hotel and a sports complex,' says A V Palekar, managing director of …
When Parliament convenes for the monsoon session, the government plans to introduce the Food Safety and Standards Bill, 2005. I am sure the government will hope there is enough mayhem to distract the attention of legislators from the bill, which has been crafted carefully to weaken consumer protection in the …
This is for all those who have switched from normal home-cooked food to takeaways. Rajma-chawal and dal-bhaat , or even the occasional pasta bake, have the right ingredients. Pizzas don't. And pizzas cost more. The point is all about what's happening to our consumption habits. Less on food What is …
The business of food is not restricted to processed food. Today, Indian homes increasingly buy processed or packaged cereals and processed edible oils to cook food. Several steps have been added in the journey from the field to the plate. The farmer, the only producer earlier, is today seen as …
In April this year researchers Tim Lang, Geoff Rayner and Elizabeth Kaelin, from the Centre for Food Policy, City University, London, came out with a report: The food industry, diet, physical activity and health: a review of reported commitments and practice of 25 of the world's largest food companies. It …
In the monsoon session of parliament, beginning July 2006, the government proposes to table the Food Safety and Standards Bill (fssb), which it says will assure food safety for all. The bill will replace the present Prevention of Food Adulteration (pfa) Act, the Essential Commodities Act and repeal other food-related …
as parliament gets ready to reconvene for the monsoon session, included in its list of business is a bill that is supposed to protect the health of the entire nation. The Food Safety and Standards Bill (fssb), 2005, is set to be tabled for a second time. It was first …
Maharashtra government has recently passed the controversial bill amending the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963. The amendment has paved way for contract farming in the state, which, the government claims, will boost the food processing industry and increase export of agricultural produce. Addressing doubts raised by …
The importance of food safety within human health has been widely recognized. The safety of foods of animal origin is particularly relevant because the large majority of foodborne diseases derive from poultry, eggs, meat, dairy products and fish. This textbook covers an integrated approach to this type of food production, …
what an odour: A court in Tasmania recently fined a food packaging company for creating environmental nuisance. Classic Foods was charged after allowing wastewater to pool and stagnate, creating an offensive smell in the area. Some residents of nearby Edith Creek found the smell so bad they were forced to …
freshness sensor: Grocers, florists and even pharmacists may soon have a better way to monitor the quality of products they get from suppliers: a sensor that will tell when a product spoils. A team of University of Florida (in the US) engineering students has designed and built a prototype of …
In August 2004, two officials of Ladakh Foods Limited (lfl), a Leh-based company processing seabuckthorn (Leh berry) were charged with embezzling Rs 3 crores (see
unhygienic food: A judicial magistrate of Haripur in Pakistan recently arrested 11 senior officials of different food manufacturing industries of Hattar Industrial Estate, for violating food laws and spreading infection by not maintaining cleanliness in their industries. The magistrate also registered cases against the general manager and two production managers …
