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 …
Ash content is now allowed up to 1%, the new notification has proposed to increase it to 2% for seasonings or tastemakers The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a draft notification proposing doubling of permitted ash content in noodles and pasta. Ash content is now …
More than a quarter of the total geographic area (TGA)-96.4 million hectares (mha) or 29.32%-in India is undergoing degradation as per decadal information compiled for the the period 2011-13, posing a major challenge to the country's commitment to the UN of achieving a land degradation neutral status by 2030. The …
This compendium of best practices brings together practical ecologically sound and nutrition-sensitive approaches to improving the productivity of backyard, community and family farms. With the increasing awareness of the importance of safe and healthy diets, there is a resurgence of interest in these complementary pathways to household level food security …
Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation 2016 related to Sub regulation no. 1.2.18, 2.2.2, 2.4.6 and 2.4.10 with respect to Fats, Oils, Oats and Pasta products. The following draft of certain regulations, further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards …
Achik Youth Council (AYC), of Garo Hills, has thanked the Meghalaya Government for its initiative of testing bread and bakery products to check for the presence of cancer-causing chemicals. “We welcome the initiative of the State Government of testing to check for the use of noxious and cancer- causing chemicals …
The Coordinator of the Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA), Winta Sintayehu, yesterday disclosed that The Gambia has been selected among the six countries in the region to lead the fight against aflatoxin. She said the regional body's secretariat in consultation with the regional economic committees selected the country …
From now on, ASCI can take up cases and process complaints against misleading F&B; advertisers The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the advertisement industry's self-regulatory body Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) to increase monitoring on misleading advertisements in …
Breads samples from Meghalaya have been sent to the Assam Public Health Laboratory and the results are awaited if these contain any carcinogenic compounds. Most of these samples were sent from the State capital, but random samples were also sent from different districts of Meghalaya, Health Minister AL Hek said …
SHILLONG: The State government has sent samples of breads collected from bakeries in various districts of the State to the Assam Public Health Laboratory in Guwahati to check the presence of any harmful ingredient. The move of the State government to send the bread samples for tests comes following reports …
The food regulator's proposal to relax norms for carbonated juices, allowing a lower threshold for their juice content, will trigger more launches in the fizzy drinks category, officials at beverage makers Coca-Cola and PepsiCo said. Existing Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) rules require a minimum of 10 …
FSSAI on Monday banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a study by CSE which had found its presence in bread as causing cancer. The Centre's ban on the use of potassium bromate as a food additive will reduce risk from cancer-causing chemicals and safeguard public …
The government on Monday banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study that found its presence in bread caused cancer. “FSSAI [Food Safety Standards Authority of India] has banned potassium bromate,” said its CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal. “A notification …
New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on Monday banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive after Centre for Science and Environment alleged the presence of the substance in bread can cause cancer. Meanwhile, the food regulator has also referred the matter for further investigation …
The study found that 84 per cent of 38 commonly available brands of pre-packaged breads tested positive for potassium bromate Following requests by the New Delhi-based research and advocacy organisation Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday banned use of potassium …
Sales of bread have recovered after the potassium bromate crisis and has again reached the level of 10-12 lakh packets per day in the National Capital, All India Bread Manufacturers Association (AIBMA) said today. Sales of bread had declined by about 10 per cent after the Centre for Science and …
Their appointment comes in contrast to the regulations FSSAI passed this January Instead of qualified full-time experts, customs officers to ensure safety of imported food at 125 locations Instead of appointing full-time technically qualified and trained food safety officials, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has made …
Bakery associations in West Bengal on Tuesday claimed tests conducted on bread samples produced by around 4,000 establishments in the state have revealed their products are "safe" for consumption. The West Bengal Bakery Co-ordinators Committee and West Bengal Baker's Association said tests showed the absence of certain harmful chemicals which …
Chennai: Deep fried samosas, oily bajjis and cheesy burgers washed down with sugar-loaded aerated drinks lead not just to a bulging waistline, but can increase risk of food pipe cancer. Over the past 20 years, many hospitals across India have recorded a two-fold increase in cancer of the lower part …
Global economic growth has led to structural developments that are essential to improving access to affordable, nutritious foods, including more extensive food safety-net programs and better food transport infrastructure. But most of the food-security improvements in the last five years, according to the latest EIU Index, have been in middle-income …
Kolkata: Bread in Kolkata has passed the fitness test, with laboratories examining samples from different bakeries across the city declaring that there was no need to panic. Officials indicated that the "hazardous" chemicals in question were found to be in much less quantity than the permissible limits. Though the report …
