Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ujjwal Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2025. An application was registered on the basis of a news item titled "1 Kodo poisoning behind elephant deaths in MPs Bandhavgarh All you need to know" …
Newspapers used for packaged foods are may be contaminated with harmful chemicals like diisobutyl phthalate and di-n-butyl phthalate. Hyderabad: A recent Facebook post that went viral has shocked many, as it stated that eating food wrapped in newspapers is dangerous to consume. Many people shared the post along with their …
Melamine and phthalate, mainly di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), are ubiquitously present in the general environment. We investigated whether urine melamine levels can modify the relationship between DEHP exposure and markers of early renal damage in children. Original Source
We need to clarify the rules for legal slaughterhouses and make sure that these can be enforced When I wrote about vegetarianism, or, more precisely, why I as an Indian environmentalist would not advocate it, I had expected an emotional response. My article was meant to provoke a discussion. I …
Evidence suggests a mysterious illness that has killed 12 people in Liberia is linked to food or drink poisoning and is not a viral infection, the UN said Friday, while confirming three new cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) said that as of Wednesday, May 3, the number of patients …
Vietnam's Health Ministry said on Monday that a total of 637 people were affected by food poisoning in January this year and one of them had died. In January 2015, the country registered five food poisoning cases, which involved 319 people and five of them died. According to the ministry, …
HO CHI MINH CITY, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam registered 42 serious food poisoning cases which affected 1,898 people, of whom 10 died, from January to May, while the respective figures were 36, 1,064 and 10 in the same period last year, the country's General Statistics Office announced Monday. Last …
Lead in turmeric; formalin in fruit; fatal food poisoning after eating watermelon. Recent findings released by the Ministry of Health's National Food Safety Laboratory—of high residues of banned pesticides, and chemical preservatives in fresh produce samples from local markets in Dhaka—confirm the widely held suspicion that food control in Bangladesh …
Over 100 students of an educational institution at Thalassery and some staff members were taken to hospital on Wednesday after they complained of symptoms of food poisoning. The students of the Nettur Technical Training Foundation Institute were brought to the government hospital at Thalassery on Wednesday morning after they complained …
It is understood that most food or beverages sold in restaurants or stalls contain trace quantities of contaminants, but in the case of the piping hot cups of tea purchased from roadside vendors in the City, the drink may actually be bad for you. A series of investigations by Deccan …
At least three persons, including a two-year-old, have allegedly died of diarrhoea at Dagamaha and Taparangia villages under Kandhamal's Daringibadi block in the last one week. Several others are reportedly suffering from the water-borne disease in these villages. While two persons of a family died at Taparangia village, a two-year-old …
Review of the Midday Meal (MDM) scheme on Wednesday turned into a free discussion on some important decisions to strengthen the quality and hygiene aspect of the programme. It was decided that MDM would follow the guidelines of Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI). Established under Food Safety …
As many as 170 students of the NLC Girls’ Higher Secondary School in Neyveli Township fell sick immediately after taking mid-day meal on Thursday. Except 12 girls who are still under observation at the general hospital, the rest are back in their home. The girls developed common symptoms such as …
High-level of organic phosphorus content in midday meal is suspected to have caused the death of 22 children at the Gandaman Primary School in Chapra in Bihar’s Saran district, preliminary inquiries suggest. On Wednesday, Education Minister P.K. Shahi claimed that political conspiracy aimed at destabilising the government was behind the …
Government announces compensation of Rs.2 lakh to the family of the deceased children Nine children lost their lives and nearly 50 fell seriously ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Bihar’s Saran district on Tuesday. All the children are between three and 12 years of age. They were admitted to …
Food samples collected by Food and Drugs Administration inspectors from Mallikharjun High School in Canacona and the premises of Omkar Self Help Group which prepared the meals were found to contain E coli bacteria, the FDA said. Both samples of patal bhaji and bread collected from the school and Omkar …
Victims Are Students Of Anganwadi Near Sanand Ahmedabad: A group of students in a government-run Anganwadi center at Anadej village near Sanand had to be hospitalized by the local authorities after a suspected food poisoning on Tuesday. The state health department officials and local police authorities have collected samples of …
As a step towards increasing the capacity to detect, control and prevent food-borne and other infectious diseases, a proposal will be sent to the Centre by the State to include Mysore and Chitradurga under the Global Food-borne Infections Network (GFN). They will be included in the World Health Organisation (WHO) …
One Dead, 10 Kids From AMC Schools Hospitalized Ahmedabad: A seven-year old girl died on Monday night after suspected food poisoning at a municipal school on Saturday. Ten other students of two schools that got the same food and water have been admitted to Civil Hospital and private hospit a …
Water to be collected and distributed only from licensed sources: Food Safety Commissioner Commissioner of Food Safety Biju Prabhakar has issued a directive that henceforth, drinking water should be supplied in the State only in tanker lorries that have a Food Business Operator (FBO) licence under the Food Safety and …
Agartala: As many as 100 people, including 24 children, fell ill on Tuesday after consumption of food on the occasion of Biswakarma puja in Kanchanpur of North Tripura along Tripura-Mizoram border. Official sources here on Wednesday confirmed that all of them were rushed to a local hospital following complaint of …
