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 …
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published scientific opinions on environmental risk assessments of GMO plants and the assessment of potential impacts of GM plants on non-target organisms. The documents will serve as basis for discussions between the EU Commission, member States and stakeholders on the further development and …
LUCKNOW: In what could come as a major relief to banana traders in the state, the Centre has finally cleared the air on which chemicals qualify as `safe' for artificially ripening bananas. With this, nearly 1,800 tonnes of bananas could find safe passage into the state every day. In Lucknow …
LUCKNOW: As part of its ongoing drive to crackdown on food adulteration, the UP Food and Drug Authority (FDA) will issue notices against municipal commissioners of 27 districts of the state.Spokesperson UP FDA, while confirming this, added that action would be initiated against all those who were not taking adequate …
Mumbai: In a clear violation of a 2008 amendment to the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act banning energy drinks with caffeine content more than 145 parts per million (ppm), the import and distribution of these drinks continues unabated. In a major raid on November 16, officials of the vigilance department …
A commonly used drug to treat Type II diabetes, Byetta, has come under the scanner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which says that it causes kidney problems including kidney failure in patients. Byetta is usually recommended in cases where blood sugar levels and obesity both are unmanageable. …
Khomba Singh NEW DELHI FROM Tuesday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will halve the grace period it extends to drug makers globally who are found wanting in maintaining production standards and fast track actions against violators and exoneration of those who take prompt corrective measures. India has the …
Mumbai: Watch out before you take the next swig of your favourite canned energy drink. You may be gulping down more caffeine than what is approved. The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Maharashtra, recently issued a notice to all major canned energy drink manufacturers and distributors asking them to withdraw …
The government will soon appoint a Commissioner of Food Safety and a Food Safety Appellate Tribunal to check adulteration of food items and medicines. This was stated by Health Minister Rajiv Bindal while replying to the issue of adulteration in food items and medicines, raised by Kuldeep Pathania of the …
Independent experts should be truly independent It is now widely accepted that the faith placed in independent directors, to improve the standards of corporate governance, has often been misplaced. Most of them, and not just in the case of Satyam Computers, tend to go along with the promoters who appoint …
International studies published last week linked a very widely used synthetic insulin to increased risk of cancer. But millions of Indian diabetes patients who use the drug have reason to be relieved after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Energy drinks sold in restaurants and grocery stores have caught the eye of food regulators in Maharashtra. In the first week of April, they seized large quantities of beverages sold under brands like Red Bull, Cloud 9, Fighter and SoBe Adrenaline Rush from godowns in Pune and Mumbai. Officials of …
Maharashtra food regulators seize consignments energy drinks sold in restaurants and grocery stores have caught the eye of food regulators in Maharashtra. In the first week of April, they seized large quantities of beverages sold under brands like Red Bull, Cloud 9, Fighter and SoBe Adrenaline Rush from godowns in …
Washington: As momentum builds to rework the nation's food-safety system after a salmonella outbreak linked to peanuts, the drug industry is hoping for a happy side effect: faster approvals for new medicines. Drug industry advocates are quietly allying with some of their longtime critics pushing to split the Food and …
Report of the Joint Meeting of the FAO panel of experts on pesticide residues in food and the environment and the WHO core assessment group on pesticide residues held at Rome from 9-18 Sep 2008. The annual Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food …
Adulterated milk is one of the main topics of discussion. Studies all over the city have revealed that the adulteration levels vary from 5% to 25%. Substances such as soda bicarbonate (to increase the shelf life of milk), starch (to increase its viscosity), sweetening agents to improve its taste and …
Candy, snacks, bakery products, pet food and other Chinese products that contain milk will be detained at the U.S. border until tests prove that they are not contaminated, the U.S. government announced. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it issued the alert because of concern about such products …
