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 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law by President Obama on January 4th, 2011. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to contamination to preventing it. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FDA …
The Supreme Court today set aside criminal proceedings initiated against PepsiCo by the Kerala government over pesticide content in the global beverage giant's soft drinks. Looking into a petition filed by the multinational company, a bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir set aside the criminal prosecution initiated against PepsiCo India …
Jaipur. Of the 5,782 food samples collected by the health department till September 15 this year, 1095 have been confirmed of adulteration after lab tests. Adulteration has become a major health hazard for the public, as the samples tested positive mostly includes fast-moving eatables such as flour, spices, milk and …
C V SUKUMARAN I AM persuaded to conclude that all efforts by the authorities to end milk adulteration have come a cropper. When milkmen see milk and water side by side they irresistibly itch to mix them. They add water to the milk on the sly, yet have the temerity …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on a batch of pleas filed by global softdrink majors Pepsico challenging the Kerala government
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly V. K. Malhotra on Thursday demanded that the Delhi Government quickly frame rules so that those indulging in adulteration of food items and using harmful chemicals to improve the look and size of vegetables are severely punished for threatening the lives of …
LUCKNOW: Sale of adulterated foodstuffs and spurious drugs figured in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Thursday with the Congress walking out over the Mayawati Government's failure to take effective action against the adulterators. The party said the practice was flourishing under the patronage of the district administration.Another walk-out was staged …
A DEVICE based on a technology used in superfast trains can now be used to test the fat content of milk and cheese. The device that uses magnetic levitation can also be used to test adulteration of vegetable oil. The density of a substance provides the key information about its …
A fake soft drink unit that refilled glass bottles of branded soft drinks with a chemical mixed with water and sugar, was busted in northeast Delhi recently. The cops confirm that there may be many more units operating in the city. So, the next time you are thinking about enjoying …
July 22: When this reporter called up a restaurant in West Marredpally and ordered a tandoori chicken without the addition of any colouring, the reply was, Humare paas koi eisha chicken item nahi milta jisme rang nahi hota. Red colour sab mein daltein hain. (We don
Lab To Check Food Adulteration Will Come Up At Navrangpura Within 3 Months Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Lead in your chocolate, ammonia in your milk and arsenic in fruits
Tea Board of India (TBI) is all set to introduce an exclusive Assam logo in the line of ISI mark to ensure that only quality Assam CTC tea enter the export market. The Assam logo would be introduced to put in place stringent quality mechanism system for the export market …
New Delhi: Waking up to the dangers associated with the prevailing practice of artificial ripening of fruits, the ministry of health & family welfare has shot off letters to state authorities to raise their vigil against the use of carbide gas for ripening fruit. The use of carbide gas for …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked the States and Union Territories to ensure prevention of use of carbide gas for premature ripening of fruits. Citing Rule 44-AA that prohibits the use of carbide gas, a circular issued by the Authority to …
