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 …
Of late, honey is being associated with shady dealings, crime, and and a thriving illegal trade spanning the globe. One may wonder why honey, a natural product, is shipped illegally. The reasons become clear if one considers the stringent food safety regulations in Western countries and questionable beekeeping practices in …
The one kg jar of honey on Sangeeta Das’s kitchen shelf has many uses. Every morning she takes out a small quantity and puts it on the breakfast table. Her husband, Indranil, a media executive, likes a little bit of honey on his toast and the couple’s three-year-old son has …
Intake of toxic cadmium (Cd) from rice caused Itai-itai disease in the past and it is still a threat for human health. Therefore, control of the accumulation of Cd from soil is an important food-safety issue, but the molecular mechanism for the control is unknown. Herein, we report a gene …
India's leading brands of honey contain high levels of antibiotics. A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has brought to light that banned antibiotics including chloramphenicol, broad spectrum ciproflaxacin and enthromycin are found across leading brands sold in the market. These include, CSE claims, such noted …
In what may be a case of adopting double standard, India allows export of top quality, pure honey to US and Europe, but turn a blind eye to sale of antibiotic-laden honey in the domestic market. A survey of 12 popular honey brands including two imported products available in the …
A study by Centre for Science and Environment indicates that meat, milk, poultry may also be laced Sreejiraj Eluvangal NEW DELHI Our cities might be sitting on top of a volcano of antibiotic contamination of food items, according to a study by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). …
New Delhi, Sept 15: Leading Indian and foreign brands of honey have high levels of antibiotics, which could pose major health problems and increase resistance to certain drugs, a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) revealed on Wednesday. The study included leading companies such as Dabur, Himalaya …
CSE study finds antibiotic contamination in honey Shillong: Nectar, a symbol of well-being and natural purity, is contaminated with high levels of antibiotics, and transformed into honey by bees is bad for your health. A new study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has revealed this on Wednesday. …
CSE finds high levels of antibiotics in leading brands of honey sold in Delhi, points to double standards in regulations as foreign brands sold in India also have contamination.
Prabhjot Singh Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 9 Indian bee farmers in general and from Punjab in particular, are a worried lot as two of their major export markets - the US and the European Union (EU) - have put their product on the
MUMBAI: Be it pomfret, prawn, rawas, ghol, surmai, Bombay duck, lobster or carb, soon seafood lovers can tuck in their marine platter without any hesitation. The state fisheries department has decided to have a quality check on marine food as Maharashtra has a coastline of 720 km and fish is …
Washington: US health officials are set to rule on whether a faster-growing, genetically engineered fish is safe to eat in a decision that could deliver first altered animal food to consumers
Six top science academies of India endorse the safety of Bt brinjal and recommend the commercial approval of Bt brinjal in India in this report. This report says that available evidences show that Bt brinjal is safe for human consumption and that its environmental effects are negligible. It is appropriate …
CSE laboratory tests find high levels of antibiotics in well-known brands of honey sold in the market. Antibiotics are found in honey largely because they are used in apiculture for treatment of bacterial diseases. Oxytetracycline is commonly used to treat European foulbrood disease (EFB) and American foulbrood diseases (AFB) caused …
