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 …
Red-flagging the rising incidence of food and water contamination in India ahead of the World Health Day on Monday, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said there is need for strict enforcement of the Food Safety and Standards Act and strengthening of the food testing laboratory infrastructure and skills. …
PUNE: Use of artificial colour in spices and dry snacks and artificial ripening of mangoes are among the food safety and quality norm violations recorded in the last financial year. According to the latest report of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), about 15% of the food samples drawn between …
Citizens' committees to educate the people in all constituencies Sale, purchase, storage and manufacturing of all the forms of chewable tobacco, including gutkha and pan masala containing tobacco, are banned in the national Capital from today. In order to implement the order, the Delhi Government has decided to run campaigns …
While people prepare to celebrate the festival of Holi on March 6, scientists suggest precautions to avoid the harmful effects of colours containing toxic chemicals and adulterated food items. They further point out that the Government has failed to take effective action to curtail the thriving business of adulteration. The …
Low import duty on pesticides and other chemicals, including ripening agents, growth hormones and dyes, is a major reason for their increased use and food adulteration, according to a recent study by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies or BIDS. At present, most pesticides including growth hormones are subjected to just …
A significant number of cases were registered against traders under the erstwhile PFAA and are pending in various courts across the country Considering the plea submitted by the Chandigarh chapter of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) regarding withdrawal of cases registered under the erstwhile Prevention of Food Adulteration …
A month back, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) department in Thane had collected 81 samples of milk from Mumbai and Thane division after there were complaints about adulteration. After analysing the samples, it was found that six well-known companies are involved in this act. According to an officer from …
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare present this Eightieth Report of the Committee on the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2014. The Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the Bill) was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the 19th February, 2014 …
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized adulterated sweets and its ingredients worth Rs 17.40 lakh and drawn over 373 samples for tests in the last 14 days. Be it excess use of edible colours or cleverly substituting pistachio with coloured groundnut flakes, adulteration in sweets is rampant in …
The High Court has asked the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Department to ensure that no flood contaminated food items are sold in Kashmir. In an application, advocate G A Lone had submitted before the court that dietary items contaminated with the flood waters are being openly sold in …
It is a fact that our food is getting to be unhealthy - not because of deliberate adulteration, but because we are choosing to produce it in unsafe ways. The fact also is that in India we still have a choice What should I eat now? Is there nothing that …
Welcome to the official website of the 2014 International Conference on Food Sciences and Health (ICFSH 2014) will be held during November 29-30, 2014 in Mauritius. ICFSH 2014, is to bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of Food Sciences and Health to a common forum. The …
Around 50 lakh people of the country are becoming poorer every year as they have to spend a major part of their income on medical treatment, experts said on Tuesday. They opined that various types of diseases are found among consumers because of taking adulterated and contaminated food grains which …
AURANGABAD: Terming the Union budget presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday as 'pragmatic and sensible', the city's industrialists said the budget would send a positive signal to investors and lay a clear roadmap for economic recovery of the country. Vice-president of Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA) …
RAIPUR: What perhaps puts a question mark on the quality of tests conducted by Chhattisgarh Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Department at the state's food testing laboratory, government of India's recognized Central Food Laboratory at Pune has been negating most of its findings on samples sent from here for a …
NAVI MUMBAI: Mumbai and Konkan Division Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) carried out a special drive at Airoli, Vashi, Thane and Mulund check posts to crack down on carriers transporting adulterated milk. The drive started at 10pm on Tuesday and lasted till 6am on Wednesday. The 100-member-strong team conducted surprise …
The world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, said on Tuesday that it will increase its spending on food safety in China to 300 million yuan ($48.32 million) in 2013, 2014 and 2015, up from a previously-announced 100 million yuan in the same period. The company said it will also increase …
INDORE: Acting on the direction of National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Horticulture and Food Processing Department of Madhya Pradesh have appealed to the district administration to check cultivation of vegetables with sewerage water along nullahs. The departments have appealed to destroy the contaminated vegetable and take action against the farmers …
