Spraying poison

Despite a government ban on use of some common pesticides in agriculture, our food continues to be contaminated. The there-is-no-alternative …

The colour of chilli

FRANCE may have rejected consignments of chilli powder from India because a banned carcinogenic colouring matter -- Sudan red 1 -- was detected. …

Deadly mettle

Air, water and soil: all have varying amounts of toxic heavy metals. Gradually, they are entering the human body through the food chain. Down …

No Entry

Nidhi Jamwal and Kushal P S Yadav, prosecuted as 'trespassers'

A pre-emptive strike against Monsanto

American organic farmers are trying to ensure the biotech giant cannot sue them

Seeking Food Sovereignty

Food authority backtracks

Says milk adulterated but not unsafe for consumption

Pesticides in our food

There is never any end to learning. And so, surprises. We have learnt, over 20 years, that environmental governance in India is lackadaisical. …

The battle for control of our bodies

The dumber number game

Control your food. It is your business

Divert, deny, dismiss and damn

When business rules our kitchens

A lesson unlearnt

Belgium seems to pay little heed to the UK government's handling of the madcow disease

Creating indomitable superbugs

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat

The results

The study

CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Laboratory tested 12 branded honey samples for 6 antibiotics. These antibiotics are reportedly used for disease …

Natural and pure?

There is no way one can tell

Dangerous delicacy

Spotting the killer

A simple test designed to spot the E coli bacteria may go a long way in Preventiting food poisoning

Human killer strain

Bull fighting

Double spread

The Indian chilli burn

Milk of death

Kenya returns to sender a lethal cargo of contaminated milk powder