Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
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 …
India's food safety regulator is having Starbucks Coffee in a bit of froth. The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has blocked a consignment of syrups meant for the US-based coffee chain's local joint venture, prompting Tata Starbucks to approach the Bombay High Court for relief as the …
Odisha Byabasayee Mahasangh, the organisation of traders in the State alleged that the norms of Food Safety and Standards Act if implemented would lead to drastic affect on livelihood of small traders. Leaders of the traders’ Mahasangh such as its general secretary Sudhakar Panda and its working president C. Rabindranath, …
This is the report of the expert committee set up by agriculture ministry as per order of Delhi High Court to frame a policy for Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Fruits & Vegetables.
The Consumer Federation Tamil Nadu (CONFET) has appealed to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to arrange suitable compensation, as provided for under the Food Safety and Standards Act, to the family of A. Abirami (8) of Seplanatham near Neyveli, who died recently after consuming bottled soft drink. In a representation addressed to …
84 Abattoirs Shut Down Following Crackdown By Department It seems that a major chunk of the meat you buy from the various outlets in the state is not safe to eat. Nearly 84 slaughterhouses across the state were closed down following raids conducted by food safety officials last week. It …
Regulatory body makes assertion in affidavit to National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the highest regulatory body in the country, said no person should manufacture or sell ‘packaged drinking water’ without the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification mark. FSSAI made this …
The state government has decided to set up a new directorate of food safety to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, official sources said on Wednesday. "The directorate would be headed by commissioner, food safety, in consonance the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act. Its mandate would be …
The HP High Court today directed the state to impose a ban on the sale/stocking of 25 junk food items in plastic packaging in the state from January 26. Dismissing a bunch of petitions filed by manufacturers and others wherein they had challenged a notification issued by the state vide …
Samples can be taken from food joints even without a complaint. To ensure consumers in this region had access to safe food products, the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (Food Safety Wing) has ordered its officials in northern districts to immediately begin taking samples from all shops …
Following reports of substandard food products sold by leading business groups, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed three leading companies to deposit Rs 10 crore each. A division bench of Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Tashi Rabistan directed Delhi-based spice company A-1 Agro Products and Srinagar-based Khyber and Kanwal …
Report on Food Safety Act implementation sought A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Food Safety Commissioner to file a detailed statement regarding the procedure being adopted for implementing the Food Safety Act. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A.M. Shaffique ordered …
Even as many imported food items continue to perish at several ports across the country and companies are opposing the Food Safety and Standards Authority's (FSSAI) directives blocking consignments of packaged foods over labelling issues, the government maintains that it cannot compromise on standards, especially when it concerns the health …
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by restaurant owners’ associations against a Central advisory committee set up to look into the issue of sale of junk food in and around schools in the capital. The committee was constituted on the order of the …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted a government scientific panel’s finding that the chemical additives content in soft drinks were well within the safety levels and did not pose a health hazard to citizens. However it ordered the authorities to periodically inspect “fruit-based soft drinks” for high pesticide content. A …
New Delhi: Despite their doubtful hygiene, it is hard to resist the g o l g a p p as, a l o o t i kk is, r a m l a d d o os, m o m os, etc., sold on the roadside. Though Food Safety and …
Pune: Food safety norms will now be implemented in six cantonment areas in Maharashtra including three in Pune and one each in Nashik, Ahmednagar and Aurangabad that come under the Union government’s jurisdiction. State government officials have been asked to oversee the work in these areas. Though standards and guidelines …
They were operating without licence or product approval The Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (Food Safety Wing), Coimbatore Unit, on Wednesday issued closure notices to three flavoured water manufacturing units here for operating without licence or product approval. The action follows an instruction, issued on Monday, by …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Uday Foundation For Congenital Defects And Rare Blood Groups Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/09/2013 regarding regulating sale of junk food not only within the precincts of the school but even within a distance of 500 meters …
