Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Eating unchecked homegrown vegetables and wild game from radiation-tainted areas on a regular basis can lead to high levels of internal radiation exposure, according to the results of a study published Tuesday in the U.S. online science journal PLOS ONE. However, levels of radioactive cesium detected in the bodies of …
Most of the lichies and all the black berries sold in the capital’s fruit markets are formalin treated, a Poribesh Bachao Andalan study said Wednesday. The report of the 10-day study, beginning June 1, was announced by POBA executive general secretary Md Abdus Sobhan at a press conference at POBA …
Around 80-99% of other popular items in the market including ghee, juice, honey, Roshogollah, Chomchom, Sandesh, candy, soybean oil and powder milk were also found to be adulterated Findings from laboratory tests have shown that over 46% of the food items that are available in the market are adulterated, and …
The High Court yesterday directed the government to issue a gazette notification within 15 days to enforce the safe food law to prevent food adulteration. In response to a writ petition, the HC ordered the food secretary to submit a report before it by June 16, after complying with the …
Following a recent survey that found alarming levels of adulteration in different food products in Dhaka city, the Institute of Public Health (IPH) is set to conduct a fresh nationwide survey to analyse the country’s overall food safety situation. The IPH will collect samples of different fruits, vegetables, milk, milk …
Lead in turmeric; formalin in fruit; fatal food poisoning after eating watermelon. Recent findings released by the Ministry of Health's National Food Safety Laboratory—of high residues of banned pesticides, and chemical preservatives in fresh produce samples from local markets in Dhaka—confirm the widely held suspicion that food control in Bangladesh …
A 15-member team of the National Food Safety Laboratory, with support from the FAO came up with the findings after collecting and testing food samples from the capital’s Gulshan, Karwanbazar and Mohakhali markets Unsafe levels of pesticides are present in around half of the vegetables and more than a quarter …
Statement of the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in response to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2567 for 18th February, 2014, asked by Shri Baishnab Parida regarding stringent checks for pesticides in fruits and vegetables. Minister Of Health And Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad has stated in Rajya …
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that affects the villi of the small intestine causing abdominal pain, gas, diarrhea, or bad absorption due to gluten intolerance. The only treatment for this disease consists of a lifelong gluten free diet; this is, celiac people cannot consume products containing gluten, such as …
We've long known that the fish we eat are exposed to toxic chemicals in the rivers, bays and oceans they inhabit. The substance that's gotten the most attention — because it has shown up at disturbingly high levels in some fish — is mercury. But mercury is just one of …
Government institutions overlook negative impact of highly hazardous pesticides on children's health despite the availability of safer alternatives to pesticides says this new book by Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP). It brings together research from across the world and includes India. Government institutions overlook negative impact …
A recent study found presence of a high level of lead in blood of 80 per cent children of Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj. The study also found a high level of lead in turmeric powder used in preparing foods at the upazila. Dhaka Community Medical College Hospital, at a press …
The cabinet on Monday approved in principle a draft bill proposing imprisonment for 10 years and a fine of Tk five lakh as the maximum punishment for illegal possession of formalin. The draft Formalin Control Bill 2013 placed in the weekly cabinet meeting by the commerce ministry seeking approval stipulates …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey Vs Municipal Corporation Bhopal & Others dated 28/10/2013 on pollution of Shahpura Lake, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh . Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/34-2013(CZ)(OA)_28Oct2013.pdf
In July 1956, in a fishing village near the city of Minamata on Japan’s Shiranui Sea, a baby girl named Shinobu Sakamoto was born. Her parents soon realized something was wrong. At 3 months old, when healthy babies can hold up their heads, Sakamoto could not. She grew slowly and …
Very high levels of prenatal maternal mercury have adverse effects on the developing fetal brain. It has been suggested that all possible sources of mercury should be avoided. However, although seafood is a known source of mercury, little is known about other dietary components that contribute to the overall levels …
The draft of the Safe Food Law -2013 is going to be passed during the ongoing parliament session with a provision for 14-year imprisonment as the highest punishment for food adulteration, a high food official said. Earlier, the cabinet on July 1, 2013 approved in principle the draft law with …
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking its directive on the government to pass the Formalin Control Bill 2013 with a provision of death penalty as the maximum punishment for unauthorised possession, use, production and import of the chemical. Supreme Court lawyer Dr Yunus Ali …
Sri Lanka's Cabinet of ministers has approved a series of measures to ensure the safety of the consumer food imported to the country following the report submitted by the cabinet sub-committee appointed to probe the contamination of imported milk food. The Cabinet at its meeting held on August 15 appointed …
