Report promotes win-win situations in food habits

Dietary habits across the world having low environmental impacts can also ensure good health, experts say

'To eat or not to eat'

A CSE study found Potassium Bromate, a possible carcinogen, and Potassium Iodate in bread samples. Potassium Iodate can affect thyroid function

A ‘Godzilla’ El Niño to disrupt the world in 2016

The third strongest such weather event in recorded history will affect global food security and will aggravate the refugee situation

Desert wine

Grapes grown in Israel's saline region are more aromatic

Clean milk drive

Untamed bacteria

UK's efforts to control antibiotic-resistant bacteria fails

South Asia

Complan’s tall claim falls short

Maharashtra’s food watchdog takes Heinz to court over advertisement

To store and to have not

Poor planning creates shortage amid plenty

India's gold follies and food security

Why are lawmakers so ready to forego huge tax revenues on gold but baulk at spending on food for the poor?

COVID-19: Around 45 mln pushed into global food insecurity, says FAO report

Around 33 million reside in South and South east Asia, remainder in sub-Saharan Africa

Sell stevia, face legal action

Food Standards Authority says natural sweetener not a food item  

"Governments should try for 100 per cent pure water"

HANS JEURING is the chairperson of Codex Committee on Pesticides Residue (CCPR). It is responsible for establishing maximum limits for pesticide …

Rampant food adulteration in Mysore

Fat of the matter

What does 'healthy oil' really mean? It is difficult to tell. The Centre for Science and Environment studied branded edible oils to understand …

Billed to confuse

A new bill leaves little scope for dissent on GMOs

Who controls

How do you like your food, sir?

A fiscal crisis: Why FCI needs provisioning in food subsidy budget

Mounting expenses, under-provisioning of food subsidy budget leading to a huge debt is highly worrisome 

Centre eases quarantine norms for wheat imports

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

कोविड-19: अब क्यों जरूरी है खाने की आदतें बदलना

हमें विचार करना चाहिए कि हम जो भोजन करते हैं उसका उत्पादन कैसे होता है। इसका प्रभाव उपभोक्ता के अलावा उत्पादक और पर्यावरण पर ...

High CO2 emissions reducing nutrients in rice, wheat

Wheat and rice grown at atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide levels between 546-586 parts per million reduced their protein, zinc, iron …

'FSSAI’s move to shut down two regional offices will give wrong signal'

FSSAI’s move suggests the central regulator is backing down and is not in full control of food safety regulatory enforcement, says Delhi-…

Fast foods