Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The Consumer Federation Tamil Nadu (CONFET) has appealed to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to arrange suitable compensation, as provided for under the Food Safety and Standards Act, to the family of A. Abirami (8) of Seplanatham near Neyveli, who died recently after consuming bottled soft drink. In a representation addressed to …
84 Abattoirs Shut Down Following Crackdown By Department It seems that a major chunk of the meat you buy from the various outlets in the state is not safe to eat. Nearly 84 slaughterhouses across the state were closed down following raids conducted by food safety officials last week. It …
Regulatory body makes assertion in affidavit to National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the highest regulatory body in the country, said no person should manufacture or sell ‘packaged drinking water’ without the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification mark. FSSAI made this …
The state government has decided to set up a new directorate of food safety to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, official sources said on Wednesday. "The directorate would be headed by commissioner, food safety, in consonance the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act. Its mandate would be …
The HP High Court today directed the state to impose a ban on the sale/stocking of 25 junk food items in plastic packaging in the state from January 26. Dismissing a bunch of petitions filed by manufacturers and others wherein they had challenged a notification issued by the state vide …
Samples can be taken from food joints even without a complaint. To ensure consumers in this region had access to safe food products, the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (Food Safety Wing) has ordered its officials in northern districts to immediately begin taking samples from all shops …
Following reports of substandard food products sold by leading business groups, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed three leading companies to deposit Rs 10 crore each. A division bench of Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Tashi Rabistan directed Delhi-based spice company A-1 Agro Products and Srinagar-based Khyber and Kanwal …
Report on Food Safety Act implementation sought A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Food Safety Commissioner to file a detailed statement regarding the procedure being adopted for implementing the Food Safety Act. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A.M. Shaffique ordered …
Even as many imported food items continue to perish at several ports across the country and companies are opposing the Food Safety and Standards Authority's (FSSAI) directives blocking consignments of packaged foods over labelling issues, the government maintains that it cannot compromise on standards, especially when it concerns the health …
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by restaurant owners’ associations against a Central advisory committee set up to look into the issue of sale of junk food in and around schools in the capital. The committee was constituted on the order of the …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted a government scientific panel’s finding that the chemical additives content in soft drinks were well within the safety levels and did not pose a health hazard to citizens. However it ordered the authorities to periodically inspect “fruit-based soft drinks” for high pesticide content. A …
New Delhi: Despite their doubtful hygiene, it is hard to resist the g o l g a p p as, a l o o t i kk is, r a m l a d d o os, m o m os, etc., sold on the roadside. Though Food Safety and …
Pune: Food safety norms will now be implemented in six cantonment areas in Maharashtra including three in Pune and one each in Nashik, Ahmednagar and Aurangabad that come under the Union government’s jurisdiction. State government officials have been asked to oversee the work in these areas. Though standards and guidelines …
They were operating without licence or product approval The Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (Food Safety Wing), Coimbatore Unit, on Wednesday issued closure notices to three flavoured water manufacturing units here for operating without licence or product approval. The action follows an instruction, issued on Monday, by …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Uday Foundation For Congenital Defects And Rare Blood Groups Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/09/2013 regarding regulating sale of junk food not only within the precincts of the school but even within a distance of 500 meters …
Review of the Midday Meal (MDM) scheme on Wednesday turned into a free discussion on some important decisions to strengthen the quality and hygiene aspect of the programme. It was decided that MDM would follow the guidelines of Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI). Established under Food Safety …
The Odisha High Court on Friday issued notice to the Central government in response to an amended PIL seeking prohibition in manufacture, sale and marketing of smokeless tobacco products such as gutka, zarda, pan masala, khaini, gudakhu which contains nicotine that causes cancer. A Division Bench of the High Court …
The Odisha High Court today issued notice to the Centre in response to a PIL seeking prohibition on manufacture, sale and marketing of smokeless tobacco products like gutkha, zarda, pan masala, khaini and gudakhu which contain harmful nicotine. A division bench of Justice Pradeep K Mohanty and Justice S K …
Common nutritional supplement milk you take may not be all that nutritious as majority of samples of milk supplied across the country failed to meet the food safety and standard norms. The Centre on Tuesday dished out this startling fact about the health of milk supplied both loose or in …
The single bench of the Karnataka High Court circuit bench in Dharwad, headed by Justice B S Patil on Tuesday upheld the Karnataka government's decision to ban the manufacture and sale of gutkha in the state. The court quashed the interim plea filed by gutkha companies seeking a stay on …
