Indian olives: The most under-utilised fruit crop

Jalpai, the Indian olive, is an under-researched fruit which is used to make sweet and sour recipes

Residue standards for organic food is a step in the right direction:CSE

FSSAI's new regulations for residue standards to certify food as organic is in alignment with international best practices 

Bread makers’ body withdraws potassium bromate; CSE welcomes move

A CSE study found 84 per cent of bread samples in Delhi to contain potassium bromate and/or potassium iodate, two food that may have adverse …

CSE welcomes FSSAI steps to ban use of potassium bromate

A CSE study has shown that 84 per cent of bread samples in Delhi contain residues of potassium bromate and/or potassium iodate, two food …

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 …

Burgers? Burp!

Getting obese? Blame it on burgers, pizzas and french fries

No to natural sweetener

Nature’s zero-calorie sweetener—stevia—kept out of Indian market

Letter

Sweet but guilty

Fatal Flavour?

Artificial sweeteners: the new threat to your health

FOR SAFER FOOD

Colour of death

Sweet success

Easing restrictions

Malachite green: a carcinoge

Quality takes back seat in agribusiness

Factory Farming Andrew Johnson Publisher: Blackwell Pages: 272 Price: Not stated

Pesticides, food additives and scientific lies

Calculated Risks: The toxicity and human health risks of chemicals in our environment Joseph V Rodricks . Publisher: Cambridge University Press, …

Bytes

A question of labelling

Trick and treat

How to make healthy food taste as good as junk food  

Trick and treat

How to make healthy food taste as good as junk food  

Yummy but harmful

Indian markets are flooded with foods that contain colours beyond permissible limits

Enzyme to counter toxin in tasty food

New Mexico rejects bills on artificial sweetener ban

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