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 …
Scaria Meledam KOCHI: If you find that any dangerous or defective food product is being sold in the market, you will soon be able to ensure that it is removed from the market and not sold any more. This can be done even if the food product is unlikely to …
March 12: The International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) has come up with a aflatoxin detection kit which can find poisonous substances in food samples. The kit costs Rs 2,600 ($50). "Most of the agricultural, poultry and dairy products are affected by aflatoxins, a naturally occurring myco toxin …
Consumer groups fret over impact of genetically modified crop Ananth Krishnan MUMBAI: Consumer groups are concerned about exposing Indian consumers to genetically modified Bt brinjal, even as the government is considering grant of approval to Mahyco to commercially launch the GM food this year. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), …
Chinese lawmakers passed new food-safety legislation meant to tighten supervision of manufacturers and impose tougher penalties on those who make bad products as the government seeks to restore public confidence after a spate of problems with tainted food. The new law, approved by the standing committee of the National People's …
Draft of the food recall procedures proposed by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Provides guidelines for stopping distribution and sale of hazardous food product and removing the potentially unsafe food product from the marketplace. These regulations may be called Food Authority
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) was forced to review its proposal for large-scale field trials of Bt Brinjal on January 14. Pushpa M Bhargava, molecular biologist and Supreme Court appointee to GEAC, spoke to Down To Earth on what transpired at the meeting. Excerpts: On why trials were deferred: …
This report is an output of the project small-scale producers and standards in agrifood supply chains. The project explored ways to create opportunities and identify favourable outcomes for smallscale producers in developing countries to participate in international horticultural supply chains
food safety China lists illegal additives China has come out with its first official compilation of 17 illegal food additives used in the country. The banned substances include boric acid, commonly used as an insecticide but also mixed with noodles and meatballs to increase elasticity, and industrial formaldehyde, used in …
Karthik Madhavan Labour Department can initiate action against seller -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few items like jellies do not sport the name and address of the manufacturer There is no mention about the date of manufacture and date of expiry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHOTO: M. GOVARTHAN Awaiting action: Imported confectionaries and biscuits do not …
This document has been written in response to Mahyco's dossier in the public domain and a request for an appraisal of the data by lead petitioner in the Supreme Court of India, Aruna Rodrigues. This review concentrates on the food safety evaluation done by Mahyco as reported in Chapter 7 …
The objective of the scheme is that the outcome / findings of R&D; will ensure food safety and promotion of safety standards in the food sector. The work is focused for helping the Authority in better understanding the related food safety issues and to meet its policy aims and objectives.
This new lab study on cooking oils by CSE, finds high levels of dangerous trans fats in all samples of vanaspati oil. Expresses concern over delays in setting up of stringent standards and recommends tough enforcement so that companies cannot take us and our food for a ride. There is …
This base working paper on the strategy and action plan for ensuring safety of milk and milk products covers three goals: Assessment of food legislation at national level
This paper addressing food irradiation is one in a series published by the Grocery Manufacturers Association to evaluate and explore the science behind some of the most talked about food-related issues of importance to consumers and policymakers. The Grocery Manufacturers Association represents the world
Report of the Joint Meeting of the FAO panel of experts on pesticide residues in food and the environment and the WHO core assessment group on pesticide residues held at Rome from 9-18 Sep 2008. The annual Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food …
This comprehensive review of all aspects of cultivation of brinjal in India summarises the development and regulatory status in India of biotech Bt brinjal hybrids. Bt brinjal was approved in India for experimental seed production in 2008-2009 and is under consideration for commercial release. This Brief is a comprehensive review …
