Activists urge FSSAI to reconsider planned fortification of rice, oil

Instead of food fortification, the food regulator needed to promote organically grown, biodiverse food for people, ASHA said

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

Poison in disguise

Fake cinnamon floods Indian market as authorities drag feet over regulating its import and sale

Supreme Court notice to food authority on checking supply of adulterated milk

Petition  seeks comprehensive policy on production, supply and sale of healthy, hygienic and natural milk

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

Eating disorders are deadly: What are they, who’s at risk and what can be done about it

Eating disorders occur 10 times more often in females than in males

Restaurants turn to indigenous foods for lucrative business

Serving local cuisines comes with major operational challenges too

Food fudge: A graphical guide on attempts to dilute nutritional thresholds

A working group of FSSAI prepared thresholds for fat, sugar and salt this year. Here is what is wrong with them 

How do lethal PFA chemicals enter your body? (Hint: look in the kitchen)

The hazardous chemical PFA, generally found in non-stick cookware, is still unregulated in India

FSSAI’s notification on standards for claims on packaged food to release next week

This is a follow-up of the earlier draft notification which was open for comments from March 2017. It will come into force in July next year

Food labels should disclose public health impacts, says minister

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan promises to write to the health ministry 

Time to nail pesticides

Centre forms expert committee to frame policy to check residues in fruits, vegetables

Ads term gutkha ban unfair

Analysts call the ads misleading; health ministry plans action against industry

FSSAI draft guidelines do not propose ban on junk food in schools

Guidelines submitted to Delhi High Court dwell more on promoting consumption of water and hygiene among school kids through Facebook,Twitter

Andhra bans gutkha, paan masala

Becomes 17th state in country to impose ban on them

SC reserves judgement on environmental release of GM mustard

The apex court stated it will determine what is best for the nation in a “highly technical” and scientific matter  

Carcinogen Aflatoxin detected in FSSAI milk survey samples

The highest rates of aflatoxin contamination were found in Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Popular drug ranitidine recalled after carcinogenic qualities confirmed

The drug has been found to have levels of a carcinogen above what the US FDA prescribes

Health in news on May 16

South African ad authority hard on Monsanto

South Asia

Making food fortification mandatory is illegal: experts

FSSAI’s recent notification claiming food fortification to be a scientifically safe method to address micronutrient deficiencies has got …

CSE's Chandra Bhushan on GM in India's packaged food

Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General of Delhi-based Centre For Science and Environment talks about their new study on GM ingredients in …