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 government is putting in place safety standards for honey after it has been found that lots, even those sold by top brands, had traces of antibiotics and pesticides in them. The Food And Safety Standards of India (FSSAI) will soon make it mandatory that honey samples conform to these …
NEW DELHI: The government, it seems, has finally woken up to the threat of adulteration and contamination in food products and is planning a slew of measure to shore up food safety. It plans to set up cluster laboratories of accredited standards for every 4-5 districts to carry out basic …
After milk, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has found that contamination is, in fact, quite common among other food items across the country. In Rajasthan, adulteration rate is as high as 23%, the study has found. In 2010, the FSSAI picked up over 1.17 lakh samples of …
“However, no dangerous adulterants found; it is safe for consumption” “The milk available in Delhi is not contaminated with detergent but was found to be non-conforming to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines and adulteration was found in these samples,” said FSSAI CEO V. N. Gaur …
NEW DELHI: News of 70% milk samples from the city failing quality tests also rocked Delhi Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday. The BJP-led Opposition demanded an explanation from the government soon after the House assembled for business on the second day of the winter session. Speaker Yoganand Shastri asked health minister …
NEW DELHI: Beware, your daily glass of good health could actually be doing you harm. As much as 70% of milk samples picked up from the capital by a government agency failed to conform to standards. Of the 71 samples randomly taken from Delhi for testing by the Food Safety …
It is official now. Indians are consuming adulterated milk containing detergent which not only has a very less nutritious value but is also health hazardous, a recent Government survey has revealed. In its first-ever national survey on milk adulteration 2011, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) found that …
The National Survey on Milk Adulteration 2011 (snap shot survey) was conducted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to ascertain the quality of milk and identify different type of adulteration in the liquid milk throughout the country. The survey was carried out by the Regional Offices of …
On a mission to take stringent action against those involved in milk adulteration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent letters to 350 milk packaging units in the state warning them of surprise raids. “We wanted to caution the milk manufacturing units that we will not tolerate adulteration. The …
The All-India Food Processors Association (AIFPA) today approached the Delhi High Court, pleading that the court should hear them before passing any final order on a petition that seeks ban on carbonated beverages and junk food in school and college canteens. The AIFPA, in its application filed before the division …
Keeping in mind large-scale consumption of food items and the consequent increase in food adulteration around Diwali, Delhi Health Minister A. K. Walia on Tuesday instructed the Department of Prevention of Food Adulteration to work towards curbing adulteration by picking up as many food samples as possible. However, a closer …
New Delhi: In 2009, Delhi government had banned the use, sale and storage of plastic bags. Two years on, the ban has failed to make any significant dent. The shoddy implementation of the ban has prompted the environment department to propose a blanket ban on all plastic carry bags and …
Sample unfit for human consumption, says lab report The Haryana State Federation of Consumers’ Cooperative Wholesale Stores (CONFED) is under the scanner for supply of wheat, for mid-day meal in a Panchkula school, which was found ‘unfit for human consumption’. The matter came to light on August 28, when teachers …
With the coming into force of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the state government has started the process to check the sale of adulterated food. The government has appointed district food safety officers and gave powers to other officials to check the violations and impose heavy fines. Earlier, …
Bangalore : Promises by State authorities notwithstanding, citizens’ complaints about adulterated food products will be left unattended until the government frames rules and regulations under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006. The FSSA Bill, which was introduced by the Centre in 2006, became an Act on August 5, …
The state government is the process of establishing a tribunal and special courts to deal with cases pertaining to food adulteration. The state government’s move comes in wake of the new central Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006, replacing the existing Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. The Act comes into …
JAIPUR: With the implementation of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act 2006 in the state from Friday, a penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh would be imposed for distribution or sale unhygienic and adulterated food. The accused person will get a minimum of six months or life imprisonment. …
Your favourite dhaba near your office and the vendor selling hot kathi rolls and momos in the neighbourhood market will have to ensure minimum standards of food safety soon. A new set of rules that comes into force on Friday states that all smalltime food sellers including hawkers, itinerant vendors …
You may land in jail if you are caught selling adulterated food from Friday, with the Food Safety Standards Act coming into effect. The Act proposes stringent action against violators, ranging from a fine of Rs 10,00,000 to life imprisonment. “There will be much better supervision of safety of food. …
The Delhi government is likely to enforce this month a new legislation that provides for a jail term and heavy penalties for vendors who provide substandard or adulterated food products. The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved rules for enforcing the Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006, which classifies sub-standard food …
