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 …
Swiss consumer giant Nestle has said it plans to resume sales in its Maggi noodles in November, after a food scare saw them taken off shelves. In May, Indian food safety authorities banned the production and sale of the product after claims they contained dangerously high levels of lead. That …
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 …
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 …
Streets in major cities of Kerala will soon be dotted with 'food trucks', providing healthy, hygienic and delicious dishes, thanks to 'Food on Wheels', an innovative initiative drawn up by Gender Park, a state-owned autonomous institution. After the success of its acclaimed 'She-Taxi' project, the Gender Park, under the Department …
The European Association for Bio-Industries (EuropaBio) says the decision by 16 EU nations to opt out of GMO crop cultivation has taken away the right of farmers to choose How have biotechnology companies reacted to this decision of 16 EU countries and four other regions? We deeply regret that some …
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 …
With increasing change of traditional diets and the emergence of new supply and marketing chains, urban food consumers in low-income countries are faced with multiple food safety challenges, among which microbial contamination and pesticides are key concerns for vegetables sold on urban markets in West Africa. Although consumers have a …
THUA THIEN - HUE (VNS) — The increasing overuse of chemical pesticides and fertilisers are posing more threats to farmers' health and agroproduct consumers, but authorities have never had an eye on the overwhelming consumption of the chemicals in agriculture. This would also exert more pollution pressure to the environment …
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned Nigerians to be careful of the distribution and sales of a particular brand of Maggi noodles produced by Nestle India in the country. NAFDAC said these noodles contain excess lead and are therefore unsafe and hazardous for …
MUMBAI: Observing that the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act is meant for the benefit of citizens and has a direct nexus to the right to life, the Bombay high court upheld the constitutional validity of the 2006 law, its provisions and the rules framed under it. "This is a …
Judgement of the Bombay High Court in the matter of The Association Of The Traders & Others Vs Union Of India & Others dated 16/09/2015 regarding the constitutional validity of the provisions of Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006 as also to the rules and regulations framed thereunder.
Poverty Eradication: Access to Land, Access to Food focuses on the urgent challenge of ending poverty and hunger, issues that are central both to Expo2015, Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life, and to implementing the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. It brings together the lectures of distinguished scholars, professionals and experts …
Adopting a policy of zero tolerance towards cases of food adulteration, the Delhi government on Tuesday made it mandatory for all restaurants and hotels in the national capital to register and get food safety licences within a month. Officials said that for the benefit of those in the hospitality business, …
In the realm of avian research, the chicks with the glow-in-the-dark beaks and feet might one day rock the poultry world. British scientists say they have genetically modified chickens in a bid to block bird flu and that early experiments show promise for fighting off the disease that has devastated …
Just 16% food adulterators were convicted in the state over the past two years even though there has been a rise in the number of complaints of contaminated food in the market. Statistics from Tamil Nadu food safety department shows it collected 3,531 food samples from across the state since …
An environment advocacy group today termed the country's food regulator's move to reduce trans-fat content in edible oils as important milestone in controlling non-communicable diseases in India and urged to bring it to "near-zero levels". Recently the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has reduced permitted trans-fats content …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed FSSAI's recent move to cut down the maximum permitted trans fats in edible fats and oils. At 5 per cent, the new standards are half of the earlier limit and will come into force by August 2016. In an initiative that augurs …
After scrapping product approval process following court orders, including the Maggi case, food safety watchdog Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has invited legal firms to help frame new norms for approvals. Sources say the FSSAI is looking to streamline the product approval process and is expected to …
During the year 2014-15, under the central sector scheme, “Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National Level” sponsored by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, samples of vegetables, fruits, spices, red chilli powder, curry leaves, rice, wheat, pulses, fish/marine, meat and egg, tea, milk …
The new draft guidelines cover almost 1,000 items versus the 377 items listed in the 2011 regulations After last week’s setback in the Supreme Court, the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has set in motion the process of notifying guidelines for proprietary foods, health supplements and additives, …
