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 Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard (or FLW Standard) is a global standard that provides requirements and guidance for quantifying and reporting on the weight of food and/or associated inedible parts removed from the food supply chain—commonly referred to as “food loss and waste” (FLW). Using the …
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Thursday received reports of seven samples of slice bread, bun bread and pizza bread and none was found positive for potassium bromate . Results of four samples of cake is awaited. Director of FDA, Salim Veljee, confirmed receiving reports of seven samples. The …
BELAGAVI: The alarming report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) last month claiming the chemicals used in the bread and buns leads to cancer has affected the bakery industry slightly in Belagavi, as it made the consumers to think twice before buying bakery products. Amid the report …
Patna: Ice cream is a must for many during summers. However, the state health department's food safety wing has cautioned people to carefully look for details on the wrapper before having the ice cream. The warning followed a raid by food safety officials on the Golden Dairy Pvt Limited in …
Goa's Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) today said four of the 18 bread samples collected in the state tested positive for potassium bromate, but within permissible limits. "The FDA laboratory so far has tested 18 samples, of which 14 did not show any presence of potassium bromate," FDA director Salim …
Barring Assam, the process to collect bread samples for laboratory tests is yet to gain momentum in the rest of the Northeast, a week after a Delhi-based NGO warned that cancer-causing chemicals were being used as additives while making bread. A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment …
Customers prefer mineral water to boiled water,they say Among the decisions that the city Corporation took on Friday to control plastic waste in the city is one which could cause some worry to restaurateurs. The civic body has banned the serving of packaged drinking water at hotels and marriage halls …
Bread manufacturers, hit hard by the CSE warning of cancer-causing elements in samples of bread, on Thursday announced their decision to immediately stop the use of potassium bromate and potassium iodate as additives. “FSSAI has already said that use of potassium bromate as an additive will be stopped and a …
Presence of cancerous chemicals in 84 pc of famous bread, pizza brands has rung an alarm Anything that has preservatives and unnatural is not good for human consumption and can lead to development of cancerous cells in the body. Cancer is a lifestyle disease and experts stress on “returning to …
Health department has collected samples of bread in Jaipur for testing its quality on Thursday. Recently, a study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) showed that nearly 84% of 38 commonly available brands of pre-packaged breads had tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate, which are …
This follows CSE report that they are carcinogenic The All India Bread Manufacturers’ Association on Thursday said it had decided to voluntarily stop using potassium bromate and potassium iodate as additives in bread from Friday. Safer alternatives such as ascorbic acid, enzymes and emulsifiers will be used instead. “Many companies …
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 …
Love to gorge on barbecued chicken? Be careful as eating food cooked on grills cleaned with wire-bristle brushes can prove to be dangerous to health, warns new research. Loose bristles can fall off the brush during cleaning and end up in the grilled food, which, if consumed, can lead to …
A recent controversy surrounding the bread states that the daily staple contains carcinogens. A study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) revealed that more than 84 per cent bread, which includes sliced bread, multi-grain and whole wheat variety, burger buns, pav as well as pizza bases, available in the …
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 …
Less toxic than processed and red meat. Potassium bromate, the chemical additive widely prevalent in bread and refined flour and associated with cancer, is in the same league as coffee, aloe vera, mobile phone radiation and carbon black, a key ingredient in eye-liner. It also is less toxic than processed …
Local bakers, KFC deny use of hazardous chemicals in their products Bread sales dropped in parts of Mumbai on Tuesday a day after the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released its report on a survey done in the national Capital that found cancer-causing chemicals in leading bread brands. The …
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 …
