Question raised in Lok Sabha on quality control of bottled water, 03/03/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on quality control of bottled water, 03/03/2015. Also includes the details of the number of companies manufacturing and selling bottled/mineral water in the country under FSS
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on adverse effect of junk food consumption,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on adverse effect of junk food consumption, 03/03/2015.
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on harmful effects of junk food, 10/03/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on harmful effects of junk food, 10/03/2015.
View Article15% of food samples tested in last fiscal unfit for consumption: FDA
PUNE: Use of artificial colour in spices and dry snacks and artificial ripening of mangoes are among the food safety and quality norm violations recorded in the last financial year. According to the
View ArticleContamination is the greatest challenge for food safety in India: CSE
Red-flagging the rising incidence of food and water contamination in India ahead of the World Health Day on Monday, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said there is need for strict enforcement
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on actions against adulteration of food items,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on actions against adulteration of food items, 12/05/2015. As per information received from the States/UTs by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI),...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on adulteration of milk and milk products,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on adulteration of milk and milk products, 12/05/2015. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had conducted a Nation–wide survey on Milk Adulteration in
View ArticleMaggi issue wake-up call for food cos: CSE
Activist body, best known for raising the pesticide in colas issue a decade before, say enforcement of food regulation must get stringent as consumption of packaged stuff grows Nestle’s travails with
View ArticleFSSAI orders tests on major noodles, pasta and macaroni brands
FDAs across India may take punitive actions against manufacturers, if products found to be sub-standard The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday asked states to conduct thorough
View ArticleKerala to rope in other States to curb pesticides in veggies
Chandy to write to his counterparts seeking help The State government, as part of its efforts to bring in regulatory measures to check the import of vegetables with high pesticide residual content into
View ArticleFood regulator watching special dietary space
With the line between food and drug blurring, the queue of such products and supplements waiting for approval is growing rapidly, a senior official at FSSAI says Even as the Maggi noodle contamination
View ArticleOver 25% food samples fail test in Sangrur dist
Over 25 per cent food samples, collected from January to May, failed the test under the Food Safety and Standards Act. Of the 256 food samples collected, 66 samples could not meet the standards. Dr
View ArticleMaggi banned in Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has banned Maggi noodles in the State for two months after Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) was found in the samples. Y Tsering, Commissioner of Food Safety, said, “Chicken Maggi and
View ArticleCentre pulls plug on Maggi in 1st recall of food item in India
The Maggi imbroglio escalated to an unprecedented level on Friday , with India's food regulator ordering a total recall of all nine variants of the best-selling instant noodles brand. This is the first
View ArticleNestle disputes claims, FSSAI gives rebuttal
The Maggi imbroglio escalated to an unprecedented level on Friday , with India's food regulator ordering a total recall of all nine variants of the best-selling instant noodles brand. This is the first
View ArticleFood authority justifies ban on Maggi in court
MUMBAI: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Saturday justified its June 5 ban on Nestle India's 2-minute Maggi noodles in a strongly-worded, 60-page affidavit that questioned the...
View ArticleBombay HC allows Nestle to export Maggi noodles, India ban continues
Court to take up the matter for hearing on July 14 In some relief to the Indian subsidiary of Nestlé, the world’s largest food maker, the high court here has allowed it to export Maggi noodles, even
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on check on adulterated food items, 21/07/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on check on adulterated food items, 21/07/2015. As per reports from the States/UTs, samples of Nestlé’s Maggi noodles have been found to be containing more than the...
View ArticleMaggi ban: Regulator overreach, says Nestle counsel
Says apex food regulator cannot issue emergency ban order on products under the law; argument to continue today The jurisdiction of the country's apex food regulator, Food Safety & Standards Authority
View ArticleMaggi ban: Proprietary food is not unsafe
Maggi noodles falls under the category of proprietary foods The country's largest food company by revenue, Nestle India, has contested the ban on Maggi noodles, saying that Section 22 of the Food Safety
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