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 …
BAFRA: Almost two weeks after it sent the Maggi noodle samples for test, the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) is still waiting for results from Thailand. The authority is expecting the results today. Chief of analytical and certification division, Jamyang Phuntsho, said it usually took about 10 to …
M/S Nestle India Ltd. is aware of the currently on-going nation-wide concerns regarding the safety of its food products cited under the above subject. Pursuant to the sampling and testing of the said product by the establishment of the office of Commissioner of Food Safety, Uttar Pradesh and recognising the …
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday that his Ministry would take appropriate action against instant noodles brand Maggi, based on the reports from all the States. “We are waiting for the reports from the States. We will have a meeting and accordingly action will be taken. No laxity …
The Delhi government on Wednesday banned Maggi noodles in the nation’s capital for 15 days and ordered that existing stocks be withdrawn, while the Indian Army, perhaps the biggest single bulk consumer of the instant noodle brand, issued an advisory asking soldiers and other personnel not to consume Maggi noodles. …
The AAP government in Delhi on Wednesday announced plans to test all noodle brands available in the city after imposing a 15-day ban on Nestle’s Maggi Noodles due to presence of “excessive lead.” City health minister Satyendar Jain said orders have been issued to lift samples of all other noodle …
Centre takes issue to Consumer Commission Noodles brand Maggi got into more trouble on Wednesday after the Centre lodged a complaint with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission against the Indian arm of the Swiss manufacturer, Nestle, and the Delhi government imposed a 15-day ban on the sale of the …
For some store owners, though, the controversy has not majorly impacted the sale of the product. While the Pune division of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will confirm whether Nestle’s product Maggie is edible or not by Friday, the two-minute noodles has not yet disappeared from the shelves of stores …
A CSE study on junk food had flagged health concerns over 'very high salt content' in Nestle's Maggi instant noodles. This was three years before reports on the presence of MSG and 'high quantities of lead' rocked one of India's biggest food brands. The Centre for Science and Environment study …
Ban to be reviewed after 15 days, Nestle gets a ‘chance’ to replace existing batch. The Delhi government on Wednesday banned the sale of Maggi for 15 days and instructed Nestle India to remove its existing stock from the market immediately, while giving the company a “chance” to replace the …
In five samples, Delhi government officials said “misbranding” was identified in the samples. The Delhi government tested 13 samples of Maggi from across the city, out of which, officials said, only a single sample was found to be complying with guidelines. Seven samples were found to have lead content beyond …
Heavy metal pollution is one of the major problems of lakes and wetlands all over world. It is responsible for causing serious threats to flora and fauna especially humans. Kunthbyog is natural freshwater, mid altitude lake situated at Rewalsar town, Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India 1750 meter above mean …
Indian food-safety inspectors said Sunday they had filed a criminal complaint against Nestlé India Ltd. after finding dangerous levels of lead in a batch of Maggi 2-Minute Noodles sold in the country. The Food Safety & Drug Administration in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh registered a case in …
The European Parliament voted last week to re-assess the use of cadmium in TV sets sold across Europe, saying safer alternatives to the toxic and carcinogenic substance were now widely available. Cadmium is widely used in illumination and display lighting applications such as LCD screens used in television sets or …
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 …
Abuja — The Federal Government, yesterday, announced the outbreak of lead poisioning in some villages in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, which has claimed 28 lives. Minister of State for Health, Fiddles Nwankwo, who briefed newsmen over the incident in Abuja yesterday, noted that most of those affected …
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has decided to immediately intervene into the matter of hazardous waste dumping by a factory in Bingiriya, CEA Chairman Prof. Lal Mervin Dharmasiri told the Daily News yesterday. He said he would make a field visit accompanied by a CEA team of experts to look …
A lawsuit filed by residents of a Chinese town against a chemical plant that they say is responsible for high levels of lead in the blood of local children is shaping up as a test of the central government's resolve to tackle pollution. Of the more than 50 residents from …
Lawyers says residents suing the plant, claiming it has given children high traces of harmful metal in their blood, are being pressured into dropping the case A lawsuit filed by residents of a town in China against a chemical plant they say is responsible for high levels of lead in …
Environmentalists have opposed the opening of a lead smelting company in Nyamathi Village in Naivasha. Buta addressing the press in the factory, local leader James Kabono said the plant has not environmental harm. The E-co Solution company CEO UJ Ganesh said they are fully authorised by the government The chairman …
Fortunes could be saved from going down the drain by extracting gold and precious metals from human excrement, scientists suggest. Sewage sludge contains traces of gold, silver and platinum at levels that would be seen as commercially viable by traditional prospectors. “The gold we found was at the level of …
