Food Standards

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a tyre pyrolysis plant, village Sakauti, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, 28/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …

Role of phytosanitary policies in rice trade

Policy anomalies in the context of international rice trade and measures to enhance access to rice are discussed here.

The food safety and standards (amendment) bill, 2008

A bill to amend the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. This Act may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Act, 2008.

Baby food contaminated with endocrine disruptor bisphenol A

baby food is contaminated with a chemical that could possibly lead to cancer or neurobehavioural disorders. Invest-igations by Environ-mental Working Group (ewg), a us -based public interest organization, revealed an infant food formulation is contaminated by a suspected endocrine disruptor called bisphenol a (bpa), which in studies have shown to …

Supreme Court criticized for giving clearance to Bt Brinjal

There is no stopping the Bt brinjal trials now. The supreme court on December 10 refused to stay Mahyco's (Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company's) ongoing trials in various parts of the country. Social activists Aruna Rodrigues and P V Satheesh had filed a petition against the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee in …

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shrimp facility: Three farm-level antibiotic testing laboratories for aquaculture will be set up in Andhra Pradesh next year. The tests will help exporters check if the product meets international norms. Major shrimp exporters including China and Vietnam are equipped with testing facilities to check contamination. Exporters have earlier rejected Indian …

The users manual on codex: a contemporary approach to food quality and safety standards

This manual is developed to provide fundamental information about Codex in a standardized, logical and systematic manner. It comprises eight sections. Each section consists of specific training modules with a provision for the inclusion of optional modules that may be combined and customized to meet the requirements. The sections and …

BITTERSWEET

Little known on artificial sweetener It's established that an artificial sweetener is 200 times sweeter than sugar. It is there is in the everyday food we consume

Study meeting on quality and safety standards for fruit and vegetables: Taiwan country report

In recent years, the growing international trade in agricultural products has motivated farmers to pay close attention to pest quarantine problems and agrochemical residues in foods. Agrochemical residues in agricultural products are a major consumer health concern and can seriously damage trade between countries. The Taiwan government has established a …

Online Safe eat

http://www.thecampaign.org Food safety has become a matter of intense public concern, especially in developing countries. And for good reason. When it comes to food safety, billions of dollars are at stake. Industry, government, and consumers collide over issues of values, economics, and political power

EU bans Indian guar gum

the guar gum trade in India has suffered a setback after the European Union (eu) banned import of non-certified guar gum from India. The move came after dioxins and pentachlorophenols were found in a consignment delivered by India Glycol, a Delhi-based exporter. India is the leading exporter of guar gum, …

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>> The Mexican police caught six smugglers with about 57,000 Olive Ridley turtle eggs on August 28 in Oaxaca state. The eggs of this endangered species are part of people's traditional diet and marketed openly despite a ban. >> Tajikistan recently cancelled a Russian contract for the construction of a …

The China affair what it means to us

A journalist recently called me to check if I thought that India had the same food-consumer product record as China. He wanted to know if we face the problems that are plaguing Chinese exports of late: tainted pet food, toxic toothpaste, lead-paint in toys, chemicals in textiles. It got me …

No regulations for cosmetics, drugs in US

Despite criticism by ngos and consumer groups, the us food regulator has announced that cosmetics, drugs and other products that use nanotechnology will now not require special regulations or labelling. A task force of the us Food and Drug Administration (fda) concluded that although nano-sized materials may have completely different …

Rising popularity of artificial vanilla puts Kerala farmers in distress

Vanilla is said to be the world's most popular flavour. Its sweet, mildly fruity, spicy and alluring aroma is considered to be both sensual and calming. Aroma analysts call vanilla the smell of love... ARNAB PRATIM DUTTA travels to the farms of Kerala to find out what is rotten in …

China rubbishes contamination allegations

China has accused the international media of raising unnecessary alarm over the country's drug and food exports as increasing number of China's exports are being rejected due to contamination. "One company's problem doesn't make it a country's problem. If some food products are below standard, you can't say all the …

US town bans artificial trans fat

In an effort to improve residents health, King County in the us state of Washington banned the use of artificial trans fats for cooking at restaurants. It also asked nutritional information of foods to be mentioned in restaurant menus. The ban comes into effect in May 2008. Restaurants have until …

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eu dumping rules: On June 12, European Union (EU) laid down rules to check illegal dumping of hazardous materials in developing countries. An update of 1993 EU regulations, the new rules require EU governments to carry out inspections and make spot checks of ships in their territory. It also gives …

US food authorities pander to drug companies

Never before in human history has food chemistry been so precarious for the health of billions. This stems from multinational

Energy use in organic food systems

Agriculture and food systems play an important role in fossil fuel consumption and climate change because of their significant energy use and because of agriculture

Adulterated milk floods Maharashtra

contaminated milk continues to be sold in Maharashtra despite crack-down measures taken by authorities. The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (fda), had, in a study, found that 20 per cent of the milk is adulterated. Though the study prompted immediate action and licences of 21 dairies to be suspended, yet, …

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