Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Sample unfit for human consumption, says lab report The Haryana State Federation of Consumers’ Cooperative Wholesale Stores (CONFED) is under the scanner for supply of wheat, for mid-day meal in a Panchkula school, which was found ‘unfit for human consumption’. The matter came to light on August 28, when teachers …
Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Merchants Association has said that the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act 2006, which is being implemented since August 5, will hurt small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Indian food industry. While welcoming the provisions to promote consumer welfare and safety, association vice president P. Subash …
Bangalore : Promises by State authorities notwithstanding, citizens’ complaints about adulterated food products will be left unattended until the government frames rules and regulations under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006. The FSSA Bill, which was introduced by the Centre in 2006, became an Act on August 5, …
The government of India has banned the sale of gutkha and other chewing tobacco products across the country. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued new regulations on August 1, prohibiting the use of tobacco and nicotine in any edible product. Health experts and civil society groups …
CARBONATED drinks and junk food may soon be off the shelves of school and college canteens. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said this in a counter-affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court on July 18. Global bans • US passes bill in December 2010 banning junk …
JAIPUR: With the implementation of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act 2006 in the state from Friday, a penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh would be imposed for distribution or sale unhygienic and adulterated food. The accused person will get a minimum of six months or life imprisonment. …
Initiating a new era in food safety, the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006 will come into force across the country from Friday making it at par with the international standards. It will ensure improved quality of food for the consumers and censure misleading claims and advertisement by those …
A youth enters a south Delhi bar, greets the bartender and orders “the usual”. The drink, it turns out, is Red Bull plus vodka. Prod him a little and Manoj Joshi, a law student, says there is no better drink on the menu. It tastes great, he says, and will …
A bill to be tabled in Parliament is set to re-ignite an old tussle between the Centre and states. The Pesticides Management Bill of 2008, which will be heard in the Monsoon Session, aims to replace grand old Insecticides Act of 1968. It will regulate a wider range of chemicals, …
New Delhi: The Central and state governments on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that tests ordered by them on vegetables showed permissible levels of pesticides in them. Submitting their reports before a division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, both the governments also stated that …
The Union Government on Wednesday submitted before the Delhi High Court that there was no need to panic over presence of pesticide residue in vegetables and fruits sold in the Capital as no banned pesticide was found in them during the laboratory test of samples of the two items lifted …
New Delhi: Energy drinks being sold in India have dangerous levels of caffeine, NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said after conducting lab tests in which 44% of their samples failed the maximum permissible limits as prescribed by the government. CSE carried out tests on leading
Energy drinks touted to have major health benefits are so packed with caffeine that they can cause more harm than good, according to the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment which is calling for strict regulatory controls over caffeine content in drinks like Red Bull and Cloud 9. CSE said …
Centre for Science and Environment’s Pollution Monitoring Lab carries out tests on leading ‘energy’ drink brands like Red Bull and Cloud 9. Finds high levels of caffeine in 44 per cent of the samples.
Energy drinks sold freely in India – and consumed especially by the young to increase stamina and alertness of mind contain 'dangerously high' levels of caffeine finds CSE's latest study and calls for strict regulatory controls over caffeine content. 'Energy' drinks like Red Bull and Cloud 9 are anything but …
Affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court by Food and Safety Standards Authority of India (Union Health Ministry) regarding petition of Uday Foundation to ban junk food in schools dated July 2011. Original Source: http://udayfoundationindia.org/Affidavit_filed_in_the_Delhi_High_Court_by_Food_and_Safety_Standards_Authority_of_India.pdf
The Delhi Government has banned the use of calcium carbide in the Capital for ripening of fruits. Health Minister Dr. A. K. Walia held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the issue and alternative techniques for ripening of fruits. It was attended by Principal Secretary (Health) Anshu Prakash and other …
THE country’s regulators have failed to check the flow of pesticides into the food chain, suggests a monitoring report of the Department of Agriculture and the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, the country’s premier institute. Fruits, vegetables, poultry and milk are all laced with high pesticide residues —much above the maximum …
These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration (1st Amendment) Rules, 2011. They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
