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 …
A green body has slammed an advertisement highlighting that no antibiotics are used in chicken as an "eye wash" and alleged that the use of antibiotics in poultry sector is "rampant". NEW DELHI: A green body has slammed an advertisement highlighting that no antibiotics are used in chicken as an …
The advertisement by All-India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited refers to the results of a 2014 study of CSE on chicken. New Delhi: The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed an advertisement highlighting that no antibiotics are used in chicken as an “eye wash” and alleged that …
Poultry industry misguiding nation on antibiotic misuse, says NGO New Delhi-based non-governmental organisation, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), on Tuesday accused the domestic poultry industry of twisting facts from one of its earlier studies to show chicken produced in the country was safe for consumption. Terming it a “complete …
NEW DELHI: Keeping in line with changing consumer preference towards healthier products, Swiss food giant Nestle said it will cut salt content in its instant noodles Maggi by a further 10% in 12-18 months. Over the years, Nestle has reduced salt in Maggi by 33%. The instant noodles brand, which …
CHENNAI: Catching the small fry and letting go of the big fish has brought the state food safety department under the Comptroller and Auditor General of India's radar. The auditing body, in its latest report, rapped the commissionerate of food safety in Tamil Nadu - the biggest state department of …
Food retailers and manufacturers are increasingly committing to address agricultural sustainability issues in their supply chains. In place of using established eco-certifications, many companies define their own supply chain sustainability standards. Scholars remain divided on whether we should expect such company-led programs to affect change. We use a major food …
Climate change impact offers tremendous economic opportunities to the private sector. It can come up with local solutions to solve issues in agriculture and water utilisation, said Ronnie Coffman, Director of International Programmes at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, US. The melting Himalayan glaciers and …
The third volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) examines the status of post-production operations, with perspective that a farmer’s produce must find multiple avenues to obtain value at each place, across time & space and in various forms. Physical connectivity to markets is the …
Partly inconsistent findings from previous reviews have fueled discussions on the impact of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on obesity development. The aim was to systematically review the recent evidence in children and adults. Methods: Data were retrieved from the databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane library for the period January 2013 to …
Navi Mumbai: A new set of notices have been served by MPCB to seven polluting units involved in fisheries and food processing in CETP, Taloja. The units, including one dealing with resins, have come under fire for not properly treating the waste discharged. "We will check if the units have …
They’ve made little commitment in India on antibiotics misuse in chicken, meat, says CSE Global fast food companies do not have any India-specific commitments to eliminate the misuse of antibiotics in their meat supply chains. This is despite the companies having made “ambitious, specific and time-bound” commitments in the US …
Expressing worry over the use of antibiotics in poultry, including chicken, the CSE warned that eating junk food in India involved major health risks for consumers. A green body today alleged that fast food majors in India were adopting “double standards” by committing themselves to eliminating misuse of antibiotics in …
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rabobank NA is launching with the United Nations $1 billion in financing for farmers to transition to more sustainable practices as food companies and consumers are demanding more supply chain transparency. Rabobank and the United Nations are implementing the program to push farmers to consider more …
British fast food restaurants and grocery chains, including Tesco, Morrisons and McDonald’s, buy their chicken from Cargill, which feeds its poultry with imported soy, much of it apparently coming from the Bolivian Amazon and Brazilian Cerrado — areas rapidly being deforested for new soy plantations. A decade ago, Cargill and …
In November, India will host a three-day, government-sponsored symposium aimed at getting the makers of Hot Pockets, Twizzlers and Lays potato chips to sell more of their goods into the Indian market. Despite growing evidence that the Westernization of the world's diets has had ruinous affects on public health, India …
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is working with the industry to understand the challenges being faced in promoting fortification of wheat flour, rice and double fortification of salt, its chief executive officer Pawan Kumar Agarwal said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi. "We have …
LONDON (Reuters) - An EU-funded index measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a benchmark for assessing how companies and governments are making food systems more resilient to climate change. Investing in food species such as drought-tolerant Ethiopian durum wheat or the frost-resistant …
Food regulator FSSAI today assured the food supplements and nutraceuticals industry that it is open to making changes in the new standards to support growth of the sector, but without compromising on consumers interest. The Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special …
The owner of Burger King has pledged to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains by 2030 but scientists say the company is not moving fast enough to stop its hamburgers from destroying rainforests and the communities who depend on them. Restaurant Brands International, one of the world’s largest fast-food restaurant …
