Food safety mess
Traders say Food Safety and Standards Act rolls out red carpet for multinationals
Food authority backtracks
Says milk adulterated but not unsafe for consumption
Caffeine hits energy drinks
Free food body of corporate influence
Supreme Court asks food regulator to form new scientific panels
Pollution-hit Tuticorin salt manufacturers worried by food safety act being implemented
Fly ash from thermal power plants in the area settles on the salt; affects quality
Mysore proposes separate zone for food vendors
They were banned in April after the outbreak of cholera and swine flu
‘Pesticides, antibiotic use and ultra-processing threaten food safety in India’
Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment says that in addition to microbiological and chemical contamination, factors like salt, sugar and …
FSSAI's scientific panel reconstituted
But members of the panel now designated as “independent consultants” were a part of the panel as representatives of the industry till …
Junk food in schools: high court asks FSSAI to frame rules
Food standards authority says it has invited proposals for developing guidelines for making available quality food in school canteens
Gutkha ban: Supreme Court seeks compliance report from states
Ban remains on paper; activists demand nationwide enforcement
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
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
Andhra bans gutkha, paan masala
Becomes 17th state in country to impose ban on them
Labels must for GM food
Industry clueless about implementing labelling rule; FSSAI dithers over regulations
Eat at your own risk
Junk food is bad for health. Its definition tells its inner story—food that is high on calories and saturated fat but low on nutrition.
Coimbatore street vendors audited by food safety officials
Audit part of the ‘Project Clean Street Vendors’ initiated by FSSAI in March 2016
खाद्य सुरक्षा की राह में बाधा बनी आस्था
क्या भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राधिकरण धार्मिक भावनाओं को चोट पहुंचाए बिना पूजा स्थलों पर भोजन की गुणवत्ता सुनिश्चित कर सकता है?
काेविड-19 वैश्विक आपदा: खाद्य नीतियां बदलने का वक्त
कोविड-19 ने वक्त की नजाकत को समझने तथा लचीली और टिकाऊ खाद्य प्रणाली की दिशा में नीतियों को दोबारा बनाने का मौका दिया है