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 …
The draft of the Safe Food Law -2013 is going to be passed during the ongoing parliament session with a provision for 14-year imprisonment as the highest punishment for food adulteration, a high food official said. Earlier, the cabinet on July 1, 2013 approved in principle the draft law with …
With overwhelming majority milk samples supplied across the country failing to meet the food safety and standard norms, the Rajasthan milk production has come under sharp focus. Being the second largest producer after Uttar Pradesh, the state contributes nearly 12.5% of the total milk production in the country. In a …
Common nutritional supplement milk you take may not be all that nutritious as majority of samples of milk supplied across the country failed to meet the food safety and standard norms. The Centre on Tuesday dished out this startling fact about the health of milk supplied both loose or in …
Indian basmati meant for exports is blended with a small percentage of non basmati long grain varieties. Now complaints are mounting that this blending of low quality non basmati in the basmati varieties, being exported to Iran, has gone beyond the industry norm of 20 per cent. This heavy adulteration …
CHENNAI: While lab tests across the country throw up details of chemical adulterants in milk, people in Tamil Nadu have no way of knowing what's in their drink. On the eve of 'World Milk Day,' the state's main food laboratory does not have the facilities to check for the presence …
With adulteration of milk being a widespread problem in India, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a handy device to detect the presence of harmful additives in milk. The Automated System for Detection of Adulterated Milk, christened Ksheer Scanner, has been developed by scientists at the …
Nearly two years after the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA) came into effect, Kerala is still struggling with lack of infrastructure and human resource constraints to implement the Act in letter and spirit. The quality of food, from temple prasadam to food served in eateries, is a big concern …
We need a food safety model based on societal objectives of nutrition, livelihood and safety. My local vegetable vendor sells ordinary lemons packed in plastic bags. It has got me thinking if this is a sign of improving standards of food safety and hygiene. After all, if we go to …
Highest number of samples was collected from Model Town followed by Kotwali The Delhi Government has in the past five years tested 14,761 samples for food adulteration of which 886 samples have been found to be in violation of standards. Of the total samples, 1,668 samples were taken last year …
Summons against two directors of a company also cancelled The Delhi High Court has quashed a complaint and summons against two directors of a company being prosecuted by the Delhi Government’s Department of Food Adulteration under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. Justice P. K. Bhasin quashed the complaint filed …
Section 16(2)(c), of the FSS Act, 2006 provides for the mechanism for accreditation of certification bodies for Food Safety Management Systems and Section 44 of FSS Act provides for recognition of organization or agency for food safety audit and checking compliance with Food Safety Management System required under the Act …
Jaipur: The medical health and family welfare department on Thursday kicked off a campaign against food adulteration and collected samples of sweets and mawa from different parts of the city. Teams of the medical health and family welfare department swung into action and inspected sweet shops and restaurants to collect …
Ahead of the festive season, states have been asked to crack down on adulterators of milk as a countrywide survey showed that just one-third of the commodity sold in the market met safety and standards norms, the Centre has informed the Supreme Court. The survey was conducted by the Food …
Jaipur: The much hyped campaign ‘Shudh Ke Liye Yudh’ of the food and civil supplies department seems to have faded into the oblivion. It appears that neither the medical and health department nor thedistrictsuppliesoffices are sincere towards checking food adulteration especially when festivals are round the corner. Launched on June …
Sudha milk tankers may be equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) to keep tabs on their movement and prevent pilferage while on the move, something that Bihar State Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd (COMFED) authorities are mulling after Sunday’s incident when attendants were caught siphoning in Ormanjhi. COMFED, which came …
Two Sudha Dairy attendants were caught red-handed while mixing water to milk in the wee hours of Sunday, confirming fears of unsafe milk being sold in Jharkhand even as the state gears up to launch the twin food and drug safety laboratory to test the authenticity of edibles. Ormanjhi police …
INDORE: Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) on Saturday destroyed one tonne tea after it was declared unfit for human consumption. Tea samples were declared unfit for human consumption and district court ordered to destroy them. Civic body also recovered fine from the tea shop. Special judicial magistrate D K Singh ordered …
With a number states deciding to ban use and sale of gutka, the Union health ministry has urged the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government to follow its counterparts in rest of the country in banning sale of such products in the state. So far, states of Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Bihar, Rajasthan, …
Around 50 students of the Government Polytechnic for Women staying in the hostel on Bharathiar Road were hospitalised after some of them swooned while others complained of nausea and vomiting. Late on Sunday, students complained of uneasiness and nearly 15 of them swooned. At midnight, the students were admitted to …
Elaborate arrangements have been made to monitor restaurants, hotels and other food businesses within the State and also the inflow of food items from outside the State during the festival season, Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar has said. Special surveillance squads had already been deployed for the purpose in all districts. …
