Food

Junk food monster: Every bite of your favourite snack can be lethal FULL COVERAGE

DTE Staff

Junk food monster: Communicating diseases


A lab study by the Centre for Science and Environment has found extremely high levels of salt, fat and trans fat in junk foods responsible for obesity and non-communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes and heart ailments.
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Food safety: Dangerously high levels of salt and fat in Indian junk food


CSE tested 33 foods which included 14 packaged foods such as chips, namkeen, noodles, and soup; and 19 fast foods such as burgers, fries, fried chicken, pizza, sandwiches and wraps
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Junk food monster: Mark junk food red


How all the 33 tested products would look if the proposed red marking rule is applied to high fat and salt foods
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Junk food monster: Misleading labels on trans fat


Most of the food samples tested by CSE had higher trans fat levels than declared
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Junk food monster: It's time for a red alert


Delays and dilutions have derailed regulations of packaged and fast foods. Is it time to press the panic button?
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Junk food monster: Food, safety, standards: a progressive onslaught


Six years not enough for authorities to enforce regulations on packaged and fast food
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Junk food monster: Global practice is moving to warning labels

Junk food monster: Delays and dilutions weakening public health

Junk food monster: When McDonald's had to go back on its ad


Fast food co invited consumers to replace home-cooked meals with its products
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