A three member committee was directed by the NGT to probe the allegations of encroachment by stone crusher units on the river bed of Ganga flowing through Sahibganj in Jharkhand. The committee after visiting the site will submit its report within a period of three weeks. In case violations are …
Formaldehyde was classified as a potential human carcinogen, identified by the US Environmental Protection Agency and International Agency for Research on Cancer as a Class 2A carcinogen. It also can cause irritation to human. However, formaldehyde present in biological fluids or tissues and environment as a result of natural processes …
Mumbai: In a clear violation of a 2008 amendment to the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act banning energy drinks with caffeine content more than 145 parts per million (ppm), the import and distribution of these drinks continues unabated. In a major raid on November 16, officials of the vigilance department …
These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration (8th Amendment) Rules, 2009. They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
AMC is setting up a Rs 1.25-crore health lab to crack down on food adulteration and check the... Kumar Manish | TNN Eating at a roadside food joint could take you to a doctor. There is an alarming amount of adulteration in that lipsmacking dish that you gorge on. The …
Awareness Programme For Consumers On Cards Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: The month-long raids conducted by health department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) at food establishments during Diwali have been an eye opener for the civic body. Samples of maida, cow milk, khoya, ghee, curd, chilly powder, jam and pulses, …
P.Oppili and Ramya Kannan CHENNAI: The increased import of duplicate electronic goods, fake cosmetic products, hazardous toys, duplicate two-wheeler spare parts, mobile phone accessories and adulterated food products is causing concern among Customs officials. But none is more worrying than adulterated food products that cause harm to those who consume …
Anand/Vadodara: Ever wondered why the chilly that you purchase is brighter than that collected from farms or gourd unexpectedly longer than those plucked by farmers? You should know that they have been chemically injected. The Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research & Testing (SICART) in Vallabh Vidyanagar has now purchased …
Nandini Chandrashekar, A petroleum firm launched that campaign some time ago to reassure the consumer that the product had absolutely no adulteration. Consumers wish every product sold in the market carry that tag. For, they are at the mercy of adulterated stuff day in and day out. For a majority …
THANKS to some mindless frenzy whipped up by the media, we are terribly concerned about swine flu, because deaths in double digits have been recorded in a country of a billion people. One wonders why the press has never been even mildly vociferous about the pathetic hygiene standards of our …
The government will soon appoint a Commissioner of Food Safety and a Food Safety Appellate Tribunal to check adulteration of food items and medicines. This was stated by Health Minister Rajiv Bindal while replying to the issue of adulteration in food items and medicines, raised by Kuldeep Pathania of the …
Joginder Singh Food adulteration, which is the act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of some valuable ingredient, is something that has been rampant in our country. This is so despite the existence …
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. These mobile laboratories will do the job of surveyors. Its greatest advantage will be that there …
Infrared rays can easily detect the contaminant in milk in september 2008, milk contaminated with a chemical called melamine led to renal complications in 300,000 children of China; six died. This chemical, used in producing plastics and glues, is also used in food adulteration. The high nitrogen content in the …
NEW DELHI: Delhi Assembly Speaker Yoganand Shastri on Wednesday directed the State Government to take the issue of adulteration of food items more seriously and conduct more raids. Dr. Shastri issued the directions in the House after BJP MLA Karan Singh Tanwar raised the issue of large-scale adulteration of milk, …
JAIPUR: A month-long ambitious drive against adulteration of food and other consumer items started in Rajasthan on Monday. Random raids will be conducted across the State during the campaign to curb adulteration and stop malpractices such as black-marketing and cheating in weights and measures. Christened as
Health Dept Gets Spl Refrigerators To Store Samples Rumu Banerjee | TNN New Delhi: This summer, your complaints about vegetable adulteration may actually get addressed. The city health department is in the process of acquiring industrial size refrigerators, needed to store testing samples. Apparently, till now, prosecution of those found …
THE High Court directive to the government to set up food courts in every district and to appoint an adequate number of food analysts and inspectors within a year brings to the fore once again an issue of serious public concern. The verdict follows the submission of a petition filed …
