Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to remove potassium bromate from the list of permitted additives while it examines evidence against its use. This follows the latest study released by the Centre for Science and Environment, which found cancer-causing chemicals in nearly 84 per cent …
The CSE said it was time India banned potassium bromate. “Bread is an essential part of our daily diet today. We need to prevent near-routine exposure of this possible cancer-causing chemical,” said Bhushan. After Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released its report on the presence of potassium bromate and …
In wake of a CSE study which reportedly found certain harmful chemicals in bread, buns, pavs, pizza bases and other commercially-sold bakery items, doctors and nutritionists have called for stricter regulation of the industry. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study, released on Monday, focussed on two chemicals - …
Only 52% of packaged foods had data on sugar, total fat etc. A study conducted here by researchers from three different institutes — in Hyderabad, Sydney and London —has found that many local, Indian and multinational packaged food companies are breaking rules in providing information on the nutrition labels pasted …
More than 400m meals’ worth of edible food waste in the UK grocery supply chain could be redistributed to feed hungry people each year, according to a government-funded report. Just 18% of the 270,000 tonnes of potentially edible food waste produced last year was redistributed to businesses or charities for …
Regulator's to-do list includes guidelines on traceability mechanism, food recall portal and final notification of product approval regulations Almost after a year of no food product being pulled out of the market, the regulator has decided to bring a comprehensive recall policy this financial year. The last big food recall …
The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) has raised serious concerns over the alleged import of genetically modified (GM) soyabean in India by violating the environment and plant quarantine regulations. In a letter dated May 6 to the Union minister for environment, forest and climate change, SOPA executive director DN …
The State Government announced a new comprehensive Agriculture Business Policy - 2016 in a bid to take holistic approach towards the agriculture sector in Gujarat. As per the new policy 25 per cent of project cost subsidy up to Rs 50 lakh to set up, expand, diversify, modernize the agro …
KOLKATA: Tata Global Beverages announced on Monday it has commissioned the Tea Research Association (TRA) to identify indicators of climatic changes that will impact tea growing regions in Assam in the next 50 years. "The company as part of its association with Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP), has commissioned TRA to …
Some of the world’s largest consumer companies are clueless as to whether palm oil they buy from Indonesia is linked to rainforest destruction, new analysis from Greenpeace shows. The environmental group surveyed 14 companies including multinationals such as PepsiCo, Mars and Unilever, and found that none could confidently claim that …
The domestic food processing industry may get a boost with the Budget providing for 100% FDI via the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) route in marketing of food products manufactured in the country. Industry analysts say the measure paves the way for foreign investment in the largely fragmented domestic food …
The food regulator has extended the deadline for obtaining licence and registration under food safety and standards by three months. At an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi on Wednesday , the CEO of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Pawan Kumar Agarwal, said the deadline was February …
Directions by apex court came over case related to MSG content in the instant noodles Nestlé’s woes over Maggi are expected to linger as the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought more clarifications on the instant noodles’ quality. The court also directed a laboratory in Mysuru to test more Maggi samples …
Checks to ensure that norms on use of preservatives are adhered to Baked items, especially cakes, prepared by several manufacturers for festivals such as Christmas are generally found to have a higher dose of preservatives. A special squad has been deputed to check the contents, as part of an ongoing …
ROORKEE: Patanjali Ayurved Ltd (PAL), the FMCG venture promoted by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, has been served a show cause notice on Tuesday by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over the sale of its newly-launched atta noodles in the country without approval. Though neither Ramdev nor …
Consumer goods firm Unilever and Elon Musk's Tesla have been identified by global sustainability experts as having made the biggest contribution to climate solutions over the past five years. More than 600 sustainability experts from business, government, NGOs and academia in 69 countries around the world were polled for a …
Food regulator FSSAI on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay HC order in the Maggi noodles case seeking expunging of certain adverse remarks made against it. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India approached the top court, terming the HC’s August 13 order as “erroneous” and questioned …
London: Cheer up! The cacao tree from which chocolate is extracted is not going to die out in the near future, as was feared by the industry, suggests a new reassuring study that finds that cacao tree is much older than previously realised. The main problem faced by the chocolate …
America's sugar beet growers are under siege as U.S. food companies increasingly shun genetically modified (GMO) crops. In the past seven years, the farmers - many in Minnesota, North Dakota, Michigan, and Idaho - have all switched to GMO seeds created by Monsanto Co and sold by others as they …
The company's other Maggi manufacturing plants are in Goa, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand The government of Gujarat and Karnataka on Monday lifted the ban on Nestle India's Maggi noodles, becoming the first two states to do so. Karnataka's move would allow Nestle India to manufacture the product at its …
