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 …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Adulterated Milk Products, 01/03/2016. As per information made available by the State/UT Governments, the number of milk samples analyzed, samples found to be non-conforming to the standards prescribed under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Regulations thereunder and action taken during 2014-15 …
DEHRADUN: A survey conducted by a city-based organization, SPECS (Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists) from October 31 to November 8, has claimed that almost 90% of food items available in markets ahead of Diwali, was adulterated. Volunteers of the organization picked up samples of various food stuff like …
Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) is tasked with tackling issues related to nutrition and specifically to under-nutrition among the children, pregnant and lactating mothers and adolescent girls through various schemes. Considering the responsibilities assigned to the Ministry, the necessity to address the issue of Junk Foods contributing to …
Adopting a policy of zero tolerance towards cases of food adulteration, the Delhi government on Tuesday made it mandatory for all restaurants and hotels in the national capital to register and get food safety licences within a month. Officials said that for the benefit of those in the hospitality business, …
Just 16% food adulterators were convicted in the state over the past two years even though there has been a rise in the number of complaints of contaminated food in the market. Statistics from Tamil Nadu food safety department shows it collected 3,531 food samples from across the state since …
In 2014-15, 80 food samples in Goa were found ‘adulterated’ and/or ‘misbranded.’ Of these only five cases were lodged of which four saw convictions. This was revealed in the Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report, 2014-15, of Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI). The report also revealed that the …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on adulteration of packaged food items and milk products, 21/07/2015 . From time to time, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) takes up the matters relating to safety and standards of all food items with the State authorities concerned including through written …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on check on adulterated food items, 21/07/2015. As per reports from the States/UTs, samples of Nestlé’s Maggi noodles have been found to be containing more than the permissible limit of 2.5 ppm of lead. The samples have also been found to be violating the labelling …
Awareness on toxicology is important among the public as food safety and public trust are under threat and debate, former director of CSIR labs G Thyagarajan has said. Thyagarajan, who delivered the Dr C R Krishnamurthi Memorial Endowment Lecture organised by Madras Science Foundation here on Monday, recalled the findings …
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Food and Drugs Administration (MPFDA) has once again failed to meet Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) deadline for submission of report. The latest failure comes after food safety regulator asked state FDA to test items like chocolates, noodles, pastas, macaroni and similar products in …
Concerned over increasing instances of food adulteration, Kerala is gearing up to set up a string of mobile testing laboratories at check posts, claimed to be a first such initiative in the country. The plan is to examine the quality of food articles, including milk, milk products, oil and water, …
DEHJRADUN: Almost 83% of food samples tested on the Char Dham yatra route were found to be adulterated, according to a recent survey carried out by the Dehradun-based Society of Pollution & Environmental Conservation (SPECS) scientists. The body, which has been conducting food adulteration sample surveys along the Char Dham …
The U.P. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said that it has found detergent in one of the samples of milk picked from Mother Dairy’s collection centres, a claim contested by the Delhi-based company. “Results showed that the samples were sub-standard and one of the two contained detergent,” U.P. FDA …
India's food products market is nearly ₹25 lakh crore and in the next five years it is expected too shoot over ₹40 lakh crore. In this scenario the role of the food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is crucial. However, the FSSAI is in a pathetic …
Chandy to write to his counterparts seeking help The State government, as part of its efforts to bring in regulatory measures to check the import of vegetables with high pesticide residual content into Kerala from neighbouring States, has decided to work in cooperation with the neighbouring States so that the …
Contaminants found in samples ranging from milk to spices to packaged water Not only commonly sold food items like milk products, desi ghee, tea, spices like turmeric, chillies and black pepper, but packaged water also have high adulteration levels in the state. The adulteration percentage in these food products has …
The condiments and spices you buy from the local grocery or supermarket may turn out to be harmful to your family’s health. The latest analysis of the Pesticide Residue Research and Analysis Laboratory under Kerala Agricultural University reveals that coriander, dried ginger powder, dried red chilli, cardamom, cumin powder, pickle …
INDORE: Other states that followed Madhya Pradesh in terms of adulteration were Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Uttar Pradesh continued to top states where sample collection activities, conviction rate and penalty raised was reported high in last three years. However, conviction rate of total cases filed in respective courts of the …
Activist body, best known for raising the pesticide in colas issue a decade before, say enforcement of food regulation must get stringent as consumption of packaged stuff grows Nestle’s travails with regulatory authorities over its Maggi brand last week is a wake-up call for food & beverage companies, says Delhi-based …
South African consumers can continue enjoying Nestlé's popular Maggi Noodles, according to Nestlé SA, following claims of lead contamination in India. "We would like to reassure our South African consumers that the quality and safety of all our products are non-negotiable priorities for us, and our Maggi Noodles are therefore …
