Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order September 12, 2024. The matter related to the news item titled "People are breathing in cancer-causing chemicals in their cars study find" appearing in NDTV.com dated May 8, 2024. ARAI …
The cabinet on Monday approved in principle a draft bill proposing imprisonment for 10 years and a fine of Tk five lakh as the maximum punishment for illegal possession of formalin. The draft Formalin Control Bill 2013 placed in the weekly cabinet meeting by the commerce ministry seeking approval stipulates …
The debate around GMOs in our food, farming and environment has only been increasing over time, whether it is in policy circles or in the scientific world, or as a public debate. The "Coalition for a GM-Free India" has been actively involved in generating an informed debate in India on …
Banke district has been declared diclofenac free district aiming to preserve vulture, which is considered to be a nature sweeper. Vulture often dies while consuming carcass of the animals treated with the use of anti-inflammatory drug, diclofenac, so its use for the treatment of animals is banned in the district, …
The aedes mosquito seems to have caused more damage to youngsters this season. Out of the nine Mumbaikars who succumbed to dengue this year—confirmed or otherwise— five were minors, while three were in their early 20s. In some cases dengue appeared to go the swine flu way, as significantly higher …
Dietary exposure of children to Bisphenol A through feeding bottles under real use conditions was investigated. Polycarbonate is widely used in the manufacture of food containers and Bisphenol A can leach out into liquid food material. Three sets of six feeding bottles each from different brands were used in the …
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking its directive on the government to pass the Formalin Control Bill 2013 with a provision of death penalty as the maximum punishment for unauthorised possession, use, production and import of the chemical. Supreme Court lawyer Dr Yunus Ali …
Nine city kitchen markets will remain shut for 15 minutes from 12 noon today (Wednesday) for pressing home the demand for stopping the sale of formalin in open markets and immediate enactment of a formalin control law. Authorities of the nine markets, which have already been declared formalin-free by the …
Department of Fisheries on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation and Rotary International to combat the use of harmful chemicals in fish marketing in the country. DoF director general Arif Azad, BSFF chairman Mahmudul Haque and president of Rotary International District 3281 governor Ghulam …
A dioxin testing laboratory, said to be the first in South Asia, was inaugurated at the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) on Thrusday. Addressing the ceremony at the PCSIR as a keynote speaker, Federal Science and Technology Minister Zahid Hamid said that he was happy to inaugurate …
The insulin intolerance level in children adults in Sri Lanka has gone up to 11 per cent, according to the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), which has decided to present eight proposals, on food safety and the Health Ministry’s role, to President Mahinda Rajapaksa soon. GMOA president Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya …
TVs, washing machines and computers may be a part of most city households, but Chennai has not figured out a structured way to collect discarded household electronic equipment – collectively called e-waste — which needs to be disposed of properly. E-waste contains toxins that can leech out over several years …
The orange and vermicelli sold in the Dhaka city markets are all treated with formalin, said a test report by green rights activists on Sunday. The report says formalin has been detected in 82 of mangoes, 91 per cent of bananas, 59 per cent of apples, 95 per cent of …
Formalin is being used by the traders as a preservative in fish, fruits, meat, milk, vegetables and a wide variety of food items. Consumption of such food items, according to medical scientists, may cause deadly diseases like cancers and liver cirrhosis, asthma, skin ailments and kidney damage. About 30 - …
The pesticide that killed 23 Indian schoolchildren last week is a nerve poison banned by many countries because of what the World Health Organisation describes as its ‘high acute toxicity’. As early as 2009, the United Nations health agency urged India to consider a ban on the pesticide monocrotophos - …
A Special Investigating Team (SIT) formed by the Bihar government Tuesday began its probe into the deaths of 23 children after they ate a mid-day meal in a school. The eight-member team is headed by Saran district's Superintendent of Police Sujit Kumar. "A notice was issued Monday and the SIT …
Over 50 percent of the toys sold in the market contain toxics that pose a serious threat to children’s health, a report has revealed. Among the highly hazardous chemicals found in the toys were lead, cadmium and mercury, which could lead to neurological dysfunction, permanent brain damage and death, said …
The government has taken a move to conduct a study to determine the presence of toxic heavy metals including cadmium and arsenic in rice, officials said. The Soil Resource Development Institute under the ministry of agriculture has been mandated to conduct the study in the wake of a report that …
Pepsi-Cola is still using caramel coloring containing a chemical linked to cancer in rodents, a report released on Wednesday showed, more than a year after the beverage maker promised to phase it out. The Center for Environmental Health said that PepsiCo Inc. lagged its rival Coca-Cola in removing the chemical, …
A health group says PepsiCo is still using an ingredient linked to cancer in mice more than a year after the US beverage company said it was reformulating the caramel colouring used in its flagship cola. The Center for Environmental Health, a US watchdog group, said Pepsi purchased in 10 …
Traditional Chinese herbs are being contaminated with a toxic cocktail of pesticides that poses a threat to consumer health and the environment, campaign group Greenpeace said Monday. Some residue levels were hundreds of times higher than European Union food safety standards, according to tests carried out for a Greenpeace report …
