Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
So what is potassium bromate? It is recognised as a category 2B carcinogen since 1999 which means it is believed to be "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), which has identified two chemicals with …
MEERUT: With widespread panic being caused following a study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) which reveals that nearly 84% of 38 commonly available brands of pre-packaged breads, including pav and buns, had tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate, the sampling by Food Safety and …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday welcomed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) decision to disallow the use of potassium bromate as an additive in food products. CSE had on Monday released a report which said that Indian bread manufacturers use potassium bromate and …
AGRA: Agra's Food Safety Department has decided to conduct sample tests in bakeries across the city, following revelations by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) that 84 per cent of bread and bakery samples collected from across Delhi contain cancer and thyroid causing residues of potassium bromate , iodate …
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to remove potassium bromate from the list of permitted additives while it examines evidence against its use. This follows the latest study released by the Centre for Science and Environment, which found cancer-causing chemicals in nearly 84 per cent …
In the wake of the Maggi controversy, food safety regulator FSSAI is working on new regulations for quality standards of instant noodles to better regulate the quality of the taste-maker and other ingredients. The new regulations by the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) are aimed at bringing in …
Regulator's to-do list includes guidelines on traceability mechanism, food recall portal and final notification of product approval regulations Almost after a year of no food product being pulled out of the market, the regulator has decided to bring a comprehensive recall policy this financial year. The last big food recall …
Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2016 related to limit of Heavy Metals in food. [Amendment in the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulation, 2011: Regulation 2.1, in sub-regulation 2.1.1, in clause 2]. These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards …
LUCKNOW: Issuing a statement criticising the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India's decision to close down sub-regional offices in Lucknow and Chandigarh, the Centre for Science and Environment said on Monday the "CSE believes the move will give a wrong signal and impact food safety regulation in the country." …
The move of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to close down its regional offices in Lucknow and Chandigarh has been criticised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The FSSAI has cited a regime of self-regulation and declaration, avoiding nuisance to businesses, limited manpower, and …
Delhi Government has directed schools in the national capital to consider banning sale of food items which are high in fat, sugar and salt content from their canteens and sensitize students about their ill effects. "All the heads of government and private schools are directed to sensitize the students and …
The food regulator has extended the deadline for obtaining licence and registration under food safety and standards by three months. At an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi on Wednesday , the CEO of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Pawan Kumar Agarwal, said the deadline was February …
Checks to ensure that norms on use of preservatives are adhered to Baked items, especially cakes, prepared by several manufacturers for festivals such as Christmas are generally found to have a higher dose of preservatives. A special squad has been deputed to check the contents, as part of an ongoing …
ROORKEE: Patanjali Ayurved Ltd (PAL), the FMCG venture promoted by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, has been served a show cause notice on Tuesday by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over the sale of its newly-launched atta noodles in the country without approval. Though neither Ramdev nor …
Food regulator FSSAI on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay HC order in the Maggi noodles case seeking expunging of certain adverse remarks made against it. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India approached the top court, terming the HC’s August 13 order as “erroneous” and questioned …
The food safety department will write to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the statutory body to ensure safe food, on the loopholes in the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The move follows the high court decision to lift the ban on manufacture and sale of …
GURGAON: When the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposed guidelines to restrict sale or availability of food high in fat, salt or sugar within 50m of a school's premises on October 16, Gurgaon schools welcomed the move. But a few days down the line, most schools feel …
The company's other Maggi manufacturing plants are in Goa, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand The government of Gujarat and Karnataka on Monday lifted the ban on Nestle India's Maggi noodles, becoming the first two states to do so. Karnataka's move would allow Nestle India to manufacture the product at its …
In compliance of the Order date 31.07.2015 of the Hon'ble High Court, Delhi in the matter of WP (C) 8568/2010 and as per the decision of the Food Authority, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issues the draft guidelines titled Guidelines for making available wholesome, nutritious, safe and …
