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 …
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's food safety watchdog said the level of melamine in Cadbury products was safe, after the multinational sweet maker recalled 11 of its China-made chocolates. Cadbury recalled the product lines from Taiwan, Australia and Hong Kong after they found traces of the industrial chemical, which has led …
The occurrence of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in human blood is known to be widespread; nevertheless, the sources of exposure to humans, including infants, are not well understood. In this study, breast milk collected from seven countries in Asia was analyzed (n = 184) for nine PFCs, including perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and …
An investigation was carried out to assess the sources and types of microflora viz. bacteria, fungi and algae in the raw milk collected by Saras diaries collection centres as well as the process unit especially in Bhilwara, Rajasthan.
Studies indicate an urgent need to map areas that have selenium-rich soil because the element has been linked to aridity there. A study published in the September issue of Journal of Environmental Management revealed that food grains from some arid regions in Northern India had high selenium. For the study, …
NEW DELHI: India has imposed a three-month ban on import of dairy products from China following reports that its children have died after consuming toxic milk products.
The Commerce Ministry on Thursday imposed a ban on the import of Chinese dairy products after these items were found contaminated with melamine that killed children in China recently. The ban, which comes into immediate effect for three months until further orders, follows the Union Health Ministry
SINGAPORE: banned all dairy imports from China on Friday and the European Union demanded answers from Beijing as the baby formula scandal that has left thousands of infants ill across China spread to liquid milk. A government food quality watchdog in China said nearly 10% of milk and drinking yoghurt …
By Satish Shile, DH News Service, Bangalore: Like coriander and hyacinths, milk samples too have been found to contain traces of lead (pb) which can cause serious health disorders. Students of Reva Institute of Science & Management collected milk samples in Bangalore and on the outskirts and subjected them to …
Most of the coloured iftar items including the reddish jilapi, the saffron beguni, peaju, potato chop, sweets, biryani and white muri (puffed rice) pose serious health hazards to the consumers as textile dyes, carbide, ethopene and urea are being used to make them look more attractive to the customers, said …
The ability for heavy metals removal by C. odorata and V. zizanioides grown on contaminated soil and synthetic contaminated soil in experimental pots was investigated. Both contaminated and uncontaminated soils, for preparing the synthetic contaminated soil in this study, were obtained from Mae Sot district, Tak province.
Green organisations have instigated legal action over the new maximum legal limits on the level of pesticides allowed in food items sold in the European Union.
Consumers are exposed to pesticides because small amounts can be found on harvested crops. These amounts are called pesticide residues. In the EU, from September 2008 onwards, a new Regulation comes into force which lays down revised rules for pesticide residues.
Studies have revealed high arsenic levels in rice and rice products such as rice bran and rice crackers. A study published in April 2008 in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reported high levels of arsenic in baby rice sold in supermarkets in the UK. The samples of …
Use of pesticides in India has substantially increased in recent years. It is increasingly becoming an inevitable input in intensive agriculture systems, which have mainly been fuelled by changes in cropping pattern and practice. Survey results confirmed that there has been a widespread lack of awareness on pesticides and their …
