Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order September 12, 2024. The matter related to the news item titled "People are breathing in cancer-causing chemicals in their cars study find" appearing in NDTV.com dated May 8, 2024. ARAI …
Mumbai: The central Government on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that they have banned the import of toys from China for six months as an interim measure till the toxicity of the toys is assessed. A S Shinde, Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade, has stated in his affidavit …
MUMBAI: The colourful building blocks or toy houses might keep your children engaged for hours, but the heavy metals they contain could harm them for life. And it's not just Chinese toys, but Indian toys which are the culprit too. Welcoming the recent ban on the import of Chinese toys, …
Holi may not be the same this year if Friday's six-month ban on toys imported from China is implemented strictly. After all, most pichkaris are made in that country. While Holi is still more than a month away, importers, wholesalers and retailers, worried about the impact that the ban will …
SHIJIAZHUANG: Two people were sentenced to death in connection with the tainted milk scandal in China on Thursday by a local court here. Zhang Yujun, who produced and sold melamine-laced
India roots for endosulfan The small country of Benin banned the use of this organochlorine pesticide this year. When the US EPA made public its decision to review the registration of endosulfan early 2008, inviting comments, there was a deluge urging its ban; mid-2008 or so, US EPA was sued …
Date: 14-Jan-09 Country: BELGIUM Author: Jeremy Smith BRUSSELS - European Parliament members voted on Tuesday to ban some of the most toxic and dangerous pesticides to human health. The move, likely to be endorsed by EU ministers in the next weeks, would let groups of countries with similar geography and …
Beijing: Please forgive us, a group of Chinese dairy firms said in a New Year text message sent to millions of mobile phone subscribers. The 22 dairy firms, led by the now-bankrupt Sanlu, apologised and asked forgiveness for the contamination of their products by melamine, which killed at least six …
This document has been written in response to Mahyco's dossier in the public domain and a request for an appraisal of the data by lead petitioner in the Supreme Court of India, Aruna Rodrigues. This review concentrates on the food safety evaluation done by Mahyco as reported in Chapter 7 …
The objective of the scheme is that the outcome / findings of R&D; will ensure food safety and promotion of safety standards in the food sector. The work is focused for helping the Authority in better understanding the related food safety issues and to meet its policy aims and objectives.
This new lab study on cooking oils by CSE, finds high levels of dangerous trans fats in all samples of vanaspati oil. Expresses concern over delays in setting up of stringent standards and recommends tough enforcement so that companies cannot take us and our food for a ride. There is …
This base working paper on the strategy and action plan for ensuring safety of milk and milk products covers three goals: Assessment of food legislation at national level
The recommendations in this document address pending decisions and petitions currently before federal agencies responsible for regulating pesticides and promoting alternatives, and offer suggestions for immediate directional shifts needed to develop America
Increasing evidence from animal and human studies indicates that chlorpyrifos (CPF) , similar to other organophosphorus insecticides still widely used, is a developmental neurotoxicant. Developmental exposure to CPF in rodents induces sex-dimorphic behavioral changes at adulthood, including social and agonistic responses, which suggests that CPF may interfere with maturation of …
