As of 31 December 2021, 84 countries – comprising 43% of all countries – have legally binding controls to limit the production, import and sale of lead paints. In the majority of countries worldwide, using lead paint in homes and schools is not prohibited, creating a significant risk of children’s …
An alliance representing five public housing estates affected by the lead water scare has been formed to help residents seek compensation. Convened by Democratic Party vice-chairman Andrew Wan Siu-kin, the Drinking Water Victims Alliance has brought on board legal and medical experts to advise residents on how to take legal …
The disposal and recycling of electronic devices has increased exposure to lead and other toxicants and created "an emerging health concern," according to a pediatrician who directs the Environmental Health and Lead Clinic at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the …
Public concern about adulterants such as formalin in food, underlies the growing number of enforcement drives we are witnessing to make the food we eat safer. However, awareness also needs to be raised about the hidden problem of food being contaminated by high traces of heavy metals such as arsenic, …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released updated environmental and public health indicators in an online database, making information about the current and historical condition of the nation’s environment and human health more accessible to the public. This is an online update to EPA’s Report on the Environment. Users can …
Food: The test results of Maggi noodle samples sent to India and Thailand found that the levels of lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG) in the product are within permissible levels, said the agriculture minister Yeshey Dorji at the meet-the-press session on Friday. The minister said that the ministry is reviewing …
The quality of diets in rodent feeding trials is crucial. We describe the contamination with environmental pollutants of 13 laboratory rodent diets from 5 continents. Measurements were performed using accredited methodologies. All diets were contaminated with pesticides (1-6 out of 262 measured), heavy metals (2-3 out of 4, mostly lead …
Order of the Bombay High Court dated 30/06/2015 in the matter of Nestle India Ltd. V. FSSAI & Ors allowing Maggi noodles to be exported. Original Source
Maharashtra Food and Drug Minister Girish Bapat has announced a ban on the sale of Maggi with effect from today after lab tests proved presence of lead above the permissible level in the samples tested. Out of six samples tested in a city lab last night, three contained lead more …
Drinking water is recognized as a source of lead (Pb) exposure. However, questions remain about the impact of chronic exposure to lead-contaminated water on internal dose. The objective of the study was to estimate the relation between a cumulative water Pb exposure index (CWLEI) and blood Pb levels (BPb) in …
After facing queries from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Tata Starbucks has suspended the use of ingredients not approved by the former in certain products served at its Indian outlets. In a statement, the joint venture company of Tata Global Beverages and Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co …
Days after lead was found in instant food Maggi that had raised concerns over packed food items, an analysis of blood samples collected over a period of one year from across the country has revealed that over 23 per cent of the total samples tested positive with lead poisoning. A …
A court in central China on Friday began hearing a landmark case brought by families who have accused a chemical plant of being responsible for high levels of lead in the blood of their children and grandchildren. A Reuters reporter was allowed into the courtroom in the town of Hengdong …
Food safety squads have been posted in all districts in the State to ensure that there is no sale of the banned Maggi noodles in the State, Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar has said. The squads would conduct searches at retail outlets for a week from Tuesday to ensure that there …
VK Pandey’s team in Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state, randomly picked about a dozen packs of Nestle’s Maggi instant noodles for a series of tests. The results showed that lead levels breached official limits, triggering a recall across a swathe of India and import bans in Nepal and Singapore. “We …
The Government is to consider a new lead strategy for drinking water. The Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly is to discuss a range of options to deal with the issue of lead in drinking water. Review of previous studies does not give us clear-cut answers in respect of many …
Maggi noodles are popular in Kenya and neighbouring countries East Africa's biggest supermarket chain has withdrawn Nestle's Maggi noodle brand from its shops in five countries, amid concerns over food safety. Nakumatt says the noodles have been withdrawn from shops in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan, after demands …
NEW DELHI: India, the world's fifth largest instant noodles market till the other day, looks set to lose that status as sales in the category have crashed by about 80% across the country following the Maggi controversy, according to retailers and industry insiders. The controversy over high lead content in …
Maggi noodles is “absolutely safe“ for consumption, Swiss food giant Nestle insisted on Friday . The company vowed to win back the trust of consumers and bring the product back on the shelves “as soon as possible“. A day after announcing its plan to withdraw all Maggi noodles from India, …
Tamil Nadu banned the manufacture, stocking and sale of Maggi and three other noodle brands — Wai Wai Xpress Noodles, Reliance Select Instant Noodles and Smith and Jones Chicken Masala Noodles — on Thursday for three months after samples of the products were found to contain unacceptable levels of lead. …
KATHMANDU, June 5: The government on Wednesday banned the import and sale of Nestle's Maggi noodles in Nepal until further notice, following a ban on the noodle brand in different Indian states. Maggi noodles, which has a majority market share in India, was banned in different Indian states including Delhi …
