Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Maharashtra Food and Drug Minister Girish Bapat has announced a ban on the sale of Maggi with effect from today after lab tests proved presence of lead above the permissible level in the samples tested. Out of six samples tested in a city lab last night, three contained lead more …
The Food Safety and Drug Administration Department will file a chargesheet against KFC outlet on DB road and the company for having sold food that is unsafe for consumption, designated officer Dr R.Kathiravan disclosed here. In June last year, a city-based businessman Yasser Arafat found worms wriggling in a piece …
The U.P. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said that it has found detergent in one of the samples of milk picked from Mother Dairy’s collection centres, a claim contested by the Delhi-based company. “Results showed that the samples were sub-standard and one of the two contained detergent,” U.P. FDA …
India’s food safety apparatus needs sweeping reforms to ensure that its norms are on par with international standards, including an accreditation system that not only screens labs but also its personnel on a regular basis, according to the head of a key panel of India’s national food safety authority. ”It …
INDORE: Several popular packaged instant food items are failing the quality test, besides Maggi noodles by Nestle. Three samples of Ching's Secret, another leading packed food manufacturer, were found to be sub-standard by the Indore's Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Failing to meet standards, FDA initiated prosecution against the manufacturer …
RAIPUR: What perhaps puts a question mark on the quality of tests conducted by Chhattisgarh Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Department at the state's food testing laboratory, government of India's recognized Central Food Laboratory at Pune has been negating most of its findings on samples sent from here for a …
Cosmetics manufacturers operating without valid licences are now under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) radar. Four such manufacturers in Pune, Sangli, Kolhapur and Solapur were found operating without the mandatory licence. With proper marketing, cosmetic products like body lotions, skincare solutions including moisturizers, skin whitening creams, bleaches and facial …
PUNE: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the licences of nine food business operators and suspended those of 233 others in Pune in the last financial year for dispensing unsafe and substandard food items violating provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. "The aim is to …
Detected In Samples Collected From Plants In Jalna, Parbhani Pune: Traces of cyanide, a powerful poison and chemical contaminant, have been found in packaged drinking water during a routine exercise of the Food and Drugs Administration to check samples. This is the first time cyanide has been found in packaged …
US FDA Chief Hails India’s Food Safety Commitments US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Margaret A Hamburg on Monday said the regulator was now implementing the most sweeping food safety legislation in over 60 years. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) gave FDA new authorities that recognized and focused …
These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Import) Regulations, 2012. They shall come into force from such date as may be notified by the Food Authority by publication in the Official Gazette.
Pune:The country’s food safety and standards regulator has allowed use of higher levels of caffeine in energy drinks. The set standard of 145 parts per million (ppm) of caffeine has been relaxed up to 320 ppm for energy drinks, said Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) officials on Thursday. The regulator, …
Active against drug-resistant forms, the FDA-approved drug is a game changer While there is a lot of hope and enthusiasm over the new tuberculosis drug, first in close to 50 years, health activists say the challenge for countries like India and treatment providers is devising new treatment regimens for drug-resistant …
Rice, a staple for many across the world, has been considered one of the safest and easily digestible nutritious foods. It is also an important alternate grain for those who are gluten or wheat intolerant and those suffering from celiac disease. However, some recent reports on its toxicity, specifically related …
Among the latest entrants in the energy industry’s caffeine race is a pocket-size squeeze bottle called Mio Energy. Each half-teaspoon serving of Mio, which is sold by Kraft Foods, releases 60 milligrams of caffeine in a beverage, the amount in a sixounce cup of coffee, the company says. But one …
The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has found arsenic content in about 30 samples of Indian basmati rice in its preliminary analysis. The regulator will issue an advisory to consumers after completing its study. However, exporters from India said basmati rice was free from arsenic content as shipments are …
Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has found arsenic content in about 30 samples of Indian basmati rice in a preliminary analysis. The regulator would issue advisory to consumers only after completing its study. However, exporters from India said that basmati rice was arsenic-free as shipments are made …
This is the State’s second attempt to ban the carcinogenic substance Tamil Nadu is considering a proposal to ban gutka and pan masala throughout the State. This is the State’s second attempt to ban the carcinogenic substance. The State Tobacco Control Cell has submitted the proposal, and it is being …
Cos which have taken corrective action after being penalised for violating FDA norms have been allowed to resume sales Most Indian drug companies that were penalised for violating US drug manufacturing norms in the last few years but have subsequently taken corrective actions are being allowed to resume sales by …
The US’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for the first time approved a drug to prevent HIV infection through sexual activities. The drug, Truvada, is in use since 2004 as a part of retroviral therapy for HIV-I but the FDA green signal on Monday makes it the first approved …
