Misleading ad endorsements by celebrities: Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 has loopholes

On one hand, the Bill has penalty provisions for the endorsers and on the other it is giving them a route to get away

Sugar-stricken

Reducing the intake of sugar as per the World Health Organization's recommendation is a must to lower the risk of non-communicable diseases

Claims we buy

For food manufacturers, misleading claims are a way of marketing in India. It's time the government made the regulations stringent and brought …

Warning labels should be made mandatory in India: Experts

Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswn had said last week that his ministry would concur with health ministry on the matter

CBSE lists detailed measures to limit junk food in schools

CBSE-affiliated schools will have to ensure that foods such as chips, carbonated beverages and ready-to-eat noodles are not available in …

FSSAI halves maximum limit for trans fatty acids in oils

It is now up to the industry to comply with these new standards in the stipulated time

Report highlights use of non-approved pesticides in food items in India

Even as studies point out the use of these pesticides in food commodities, coordination gaps between concerned deparments have not been addressed

New Consumer Protection Bill promises a much wider scope

The establishment of the Central Consumer Protection Authority empowered to take action against defaulters is the most novel feature of the Bill

A bite of cancer?

A CSE study has found residues of potassium bromate and/or iodate in many types of bread. The additives have been banned by many countries for …

Two-minute wake-up call

Nestle's resistance to the nationwide ban on Maggi noodles shows why the country needs an urgent policy on recall of harmful food products