A three member committee was directed by the NGT to probe the allegations of encroachment by stone crusher units on the river bed of Ganga flowing through Sahibganj in Jharkhand. The committee after visiting the site will submit its report within a period of three weeks. In case violations are …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Food Adulteration, 22/07/2016.As per the information made available by State/UT Governments to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the state-wise details of samples of food articles collected, tested, found not conforming to the prescribed standards and action taken during last three …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Adulteration of Food and Dairy Products, 10/05/2016. Cases of adulteration of food products including dairy products have come to the notice of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The implementation and enforcement of Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and …
LUCKNOW: Issuing a statement criticising the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India's decision to close down sub-regional offices in Lucknow and Chandigarh, the Centre for Science and Environment said on Monday the "CSE believes the move will give a wrong signal and impact food safety regulation in the country." …
The move of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to close down its regional offices in Lucknow and Chandigarh has been criticised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The FSSAI has cited a regime of self-regulation and declaration, avoiding nuisance to businesses, limited manpower, and …
Meerut: Out of the total food samples sent to the food testing laboratory in Lucknow in the last three months, the Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FSDA) in Meerut found 44% of the food samples "unsafe", "substandard" or "violating regulations". A total of 25 samples were sent to the food …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Adulterated Milk Products, 01/03/2016. As per information made available by the State/UT Governments, the number of milk samples analyzed, samples found to be non-conforming to the standards prescribed under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Regulations thereunder and action taken during 2014-15 …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Adulteration of Food Items, 04/12/2015. The Government is aware of reports appearing in the media regarding higher presence of chemicals, pesticides, insecticides, toxins in some food items. Based on information made available to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India by the States/UTs, …
DEHRADUN: A survey conducted by a city-based organization, SPECS (Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists) from October 31 to November 8, has claimed that almost 90% of food items available in markets ahead of Diwali, was adulterated. Volunteers of the organization picked up samples of various food stuff like …
Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) is tasked with tackling issues related to nutrition and specifically to under-nutrition among the children, pregnant and lactating mothers and adolescent girls through various schemes. Considering the responsibilities assigned to the Ministry, the necessity to address the issue of Junk Foods contributing to …
Adopting a policy of zero tolerance towards cases of food adulteration, the Delhi government on Tuesday made it mandatory for all restaurants and hotels in the national capital to register and get food safety licences within a month. Officials said that for the benefit of those in the hospitality business, …
Just 16% food adulterators were convicted in the state over the past two years even though there has been a rise in the number of complaints of contaminated food in the market. Statistics from Tamil Nadu food safety department shows it collected 3,531 food samples from across the state since …
In 2014-15, 80 food samples in Goa were found ‘adulterated’ and/or ‘misbranded.’ Of these only five cases were lodged of which four saw convictions. This was revealed in the Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report, 2014-15, of Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI). The report also revealed that the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on adulteration in milk, 24/07/2015. Details of state-wise estimates of milk production during 2011-12 to 2014-15, and per Capita availability of milk during the said period are indicated in this document. As per the data compiled through Food Import Clearance System (FICS), the quantity of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on food adulteration, 24/07/2015. The information made available by the State/UT Governments in respect of food samples collected, tested, found not conforming to the prescribed standards, and action taken against the violation of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, Rules and Regulations thereunder, during …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on adulteration of packaged food items and milk products, 21/07/2015 . From time to time, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) takes up the matters relating to safety and standards of all food items with the State authorities concerned including through written …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on check on adulterated food items, 21/07/2015. As per reports from the States/UTs, samples of Nestlé’s Maggi noodles have been found to be containing more than the permissible limit of 2.5 ppm of lead. The samples have also been found to be violating the labelling …
Awareness on toxicology is important among the public as food safety and public trust are under threat and debate, former director of CSIR labs G Thyagarajan has said. Thyagarajan, who delivered the Dr C R Krishnamurthi Memorial Endowment Lecture organised by Madras Science Foundation here on Monday, recalled the findings …
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Food and Drugs Administration (MPFDA) has once again failed to meet Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) deadline for submission of report. The latest failure comes after food safety regulator asked state FDA to test items like chocolates, noodles, pastas, macaroni and similar products in …
Concerned over increasing instances of food adulteration, Kerala is gearing up to set up a string of mobile testing laboratories at check posts, claimed to be a first such initiative in the country. The plan is to examine the quality of food articles, including milk, milk products, oil and water, …
DEHJRADUN: Almost 83% of food samples tested on the Char Dham yatra route were found to be adulterated, according to a recent survey carried out by the Dehradun-based Society of Pollution & Environmental Conservation (SPECS) scientists. The body, which has been conducting food adulteration sample surveys along the Char Dham …
