Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Malnutrition in all its forms, including obesity, undernutrition, and other dietary risks, is the leading cause of poor health globally. In the near future, the health effects of climate change will considerably compound these health challenges. Climate change can be considered a pandemic because of its sweeping effects on the …
Gone are the days when you knew where the food you were eating was coming from, what with pretty much everything mass produced and packaged at distant locations, after a series of processes to ensure great shelf life. But with increasing incidences of lifestyle diseases, the average Indian has wisened …
Though efforts are being made to catch adulteration in food, many experts, especially traders feel that there is a need for a food testing laboratory in the holy city to ensure food safety. Many feel that in absence of a proper food testing lab, the food processing unit persons have …
Of 65 food products available in the Indian market, 32% tested GM-positive Genetically-modified (GM) processed food cannot be sold or traded in India without government approval, but a new lab study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found that it is widely sold without any control from …
NEW DELHI: Raising an alarm over the availability of unapproved genetically-modified processed food, Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) alleged large-scale illegal sale of such food items in the country. A study conducted by the advocacy and research group found 32% of the total of 65 randomly …
Indore: Giving a relief to small shopkeepers and small-scale manufacturers, the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed the food safety officers of the states to avoid minute labeling defects on food packets and also not to take legal action against them. The FSSAI issued an advisory …
FSSAI has taken steps to push companies and restaurants for lower levels of fat, sugar and salt in packaged foods. It has also roped in Bollywood actor RajKummar Rao as ambassador. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently launched the Eat Right Movement in a bid to …
India’s food safety regulator the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is launching a campaign to persuade firms to reduce the use of salt, sugar and eliminate trans-fat in their products. With its “Eat Right Movement” being launched on Tuesday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India …
FSSAI in talks with industry to convert used-cooking oil into bio-diesel With the new regulations for monitoring “used cooking oils” coming into force from July 1, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday said the implementation of these regulations will require focus on consumer education, enforcement …
Consumer preference for natural products, slowing growth and intensifying competition are providing serious food for thought to multinationals in the health food drinks market In a span of three months, owners of two big health food drinks — Horlicks and Complan — have said they are looking to exit the …
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recommended stringent punishment like life imprisonment, Rs 10 lakh fine for food adulteration to curb food adulteration following the Supreme Court order Those adulterating food products could face life imprisonment and penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh as per …
In a bid to give boost to food processing industry and make Haryana a final destination of choice for investments in the food processing sector, state government has notified ‘Haryana Agri-Business and Food Processing Policy 2018.’ The policy aims to create greater employment opportunities across the entire food value chain …
Research organisation gives suggestions to food safety authority on draft regulations “Children are key consumers of food items that are high in fat, sugar and salt, which is leading to a rise in childhood obesity. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India needs to adopt a detailed framework to …
Mango growers in Karnataka, who were looking to reap a good bounty by exporting their mango crops, are disappointed as the exportg business has been hit due to Nipah virus scare. BENGALURU: Mango growers in Karnataka, who were looking to reap a good bounty by exporting their mango crops, are …
The second volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) examines the aggregated growth rates that need to be registered at both national and state levels, besides disaggregating them sub-sectorally. The analysis is on the basis, that it is the real income of the farmers that …
Oil content in mayonnaise slashed by 40%, milk used in ice-creams 96% fat-free, all wraps made of whole grain McDonald’s is putting significant weight behind a wide spectrum of activities, which include working on healthy food options, ethically sourcing ingredients and reducing greenhouse gas emissions The world’s leading fast-food chain, …
Your favourite chocolates may be significantly harming the environment, say scientists who found that the UK chocolate industry produces about 2.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gases in a year. A study, published in the journal Food Research International, looked at the carbon footprint of chocolate and its other environmental impacts. …
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed the top 200 food companies in the country to submit their food recall plans, as part of its efforts to implement food recall guidelines. In their food recall plans, companies will need to give details of the procedures and …
Arun Jaitley in his 2018-19 Budget Speech had announced that Centre would guarantee a MSP which would be 50 per cent more than the cost of production S Sivakumar - We are evaluating a number of vegetable and vegetable-based products as well as fruits. We are looking at both processed …
Does special infant food for certain rare medical conditions have to be kept out of the Infant Milk Substitute (IMS) Act — a law to prevent predatory marketing practices by baby food companies — to ensure their availability? This question sparked a tussle between public health activists and the Food …
