Consuming trends

The perfect brew

Packaged food labels in US to have bigger, bolder display of calories

US Food and Drug Administration behind move aimed at helping people to make better informed choices

The salt challenge

Its restriction in food can help India fight high BP

Under review

FAO and WHO to carry out the first evaluation of Codex Alimentarius

Right tag

Stringent labelling norms

Burgers? Burp!

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

Prized tag

Dubious diet

Slow off the mark

Discussions begin on norms for soft drinks, but urgency lacking

Green light given

Fermented delicacies

Unpalatable facts

Warning labels should be made mandatory in India: Experts

Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswn had said last week that his ministry would concur with health ministry on the matter

Protein levels are rapidly declining in all foods in India

We are also consuming less protein-rich foods. What are the gulfs in our diet?

MONEYMAKERS

Clean milk drive

A chewing gum a day...?

'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

Pests behind Codex standards

Swearing by them is nothing more than laziness and deception of regulators

South Asia

India won’t ease milk norms for US

US has to meet all seven criteria to export milk to India

Food agency slimmed down

Shake-up in UK's food labelling

'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-…

Demand for energy-dense food declines in Mexico following tax imposition

Households with low socio-economic status purchased 10.2 per cent less taxed food than expected