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 …
The city government has decided to revamp the existing system of checking the sale and supply of food items, eatables and drinks at hotels, restaurants, shops and other food outlets across the city by bringing changes in the food laws. At a meeting of the city government
Environment activists demanded on Friday that the government should set up an independent regulatory commission and highly equipped laboratories at national, divisional and district level to control food adulteration. They also demanded a complaint centre so that the victims of food adulteration can lodge their complaints. The demands were made …
Police seized 60 maunds of adulterated ghee and vegetable oils from a factory near Chittagong University (CU) in the early hours of yesterday. They also arrested five people in this connection. The arrestees were identified as Akash, Sagar and Vishnu of Tangail, Shahid of Mymensingh and Rahim of Bhola. Sources …
Sale of adulterated, stale and substandard foods is rampant in the port city for the last few months in absence of anti-adulteration drive. Owners of a large number of hotels, restaurants and fast food shops in the city have been selling adulterated foods without any problem to the consumers since …
This followed reports of large-scale sale of adulterated milk "Urea, tissue paper, animal fat, sodium bicarbonate, soap powder and starch mixed with milk' UNDER SCANNER: The seized milk sachets in Thanjavur on Tuesday. CHENNAI: Officials of the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine on Tuesday conducted State-wide raids on …
Adulterated food items seized by a mobile court were burnt to ashes on the premises of District Collectorate Building (DCB) here on Thursday. A mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Abu Rafa Md Arif conducted a raid at Jewel Biscuit Agency at Gown Market in the town on Wednesday and …
Upgradation of moral values, raising mass awareness, and formulation of proper laws and their strict implementation are the imperatives to check food adulteration in the country, said the speakers at a seminar yesterday. They urged the government to take punitive actions against those involved in the production and sale of …
a survey conducted recently in Mysore in Karnataka revealed some of the common adulterants found in food products: metanil yellow and lead chromate, both inorganic dyes used in leather, paper and textile industries. These are known to cause anaemia, failure of reproductive organs, infertility, stomach disorders, cancer, paralysis and brain …
FOOD and beverage companies will no longer be able to get away lightly if found guilty of adulteration. The government is setting up a regulator and putting in place stringent rules for food and beverage manufacturers. The watchdog would start functioning from May. Should any mishap occur due to the …
Chief Judicial Magistrate Sukram Pal has sentenced three hoteliers - Chaman Lal, Ram Singh and Suchha Singh - to imprisonment for one year each, holding them guilty of adulteration in foodstuff. The CJM has also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on each of the three convicts. According to information …
Next time, look carefully at the label of the product before buying it, as the Supreme Court believes the company cannot be blamed and found guilty of misbranding a food article if the picture on its label has nothing to do with the food article concerned. A division bench comprising …
The Vile Parle police on Sunday evening busted a milk adulteration racket operating in the area, and arrested 9 persons involved in the racket. According to the police, the arrested accused have been identified as Sailinga Golya (26), Naresh Jaala (18), Ramlinga Mukamla (28), Narsinha Yadav (21), Ramesh Samaya (25), …
Mixing of cheap coconut oil with costly edible oils is rampant in south Adulteration is posing a serious threat to the edible oil trade in south India. Mixing of refined coconut oil, made from poor quality copra, with other oils is on the rise. As coconut oil is the cheapest …
no food adulteration: The Union ministry of health and family welfare has issued draft rules amending the existing Prevention of Food Adulteration rules (1955). The draft, made public on August 14, is open for comments and objection for 60 days. The rules lay down that each package of chewing tobacco …
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The food processing industry is only just taking off, says P.N. Kaul, president of the All India Food Processors' Association (aifpa). "We have to think about the industry," he says. "The retail boom demands volumes." The Chordia Food Park near Pune, Kaul says, is the first successful experiment of its …
Vanilla is said to be the world's most popular flavour. Its sweet, mildly fruity, spicy and alluring aroma is considered to be both sensual and calming. Aroma analysts call vanilla the smell of love... ARNAB PRATIM DUTTA travels to the farms of Kerala to find out what is rotten in …
contaminated milk continues to be sold in Maharashtra despite crack-down measures taken by authorities. The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (fda), had, in a study, found that 20 per cent of the milk is adulterated. Though the study prompted immediate action and licences of 21 dairies to be suspended, yet, …
food and environmental safety in the country has been stoked with the centre's decision to ease the quarantine norms for 5.5 million tonnes of imported wheat. The first tender for this was released on February 20 this year; the latest on September 5. Three union ministries have bent rules to …
Following the us government's announcement that an illegal and untested genetically modified strain had contaminated its conventional long-grain rice, the European Commission has stopped its import. While Japan has suspended imports, the 25-nation European Union has placed strict limits saying the grain will not be allowed unless it is certified …
