Supreme Court criticized for giving clearance to Bt Brinjal

US reaction to cola controversy exaggerrated India Inc

States take the fizz out of cola

How we are losing the battle

Tips to check quality of some common foods

Some simple tests to check oil, honey, sugar and other items for adulteration

Would cats bell themselves? The wait for the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

The recently concluded UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights (March 17-19) evoked a lot of enthusiasm from diverse stakeholders. Would …

Can India achieve its goal to be a zero trans fats nation by 2022?

Not if the food industry has its way. They do not see a link between trans fats and ill health 

FSSAI expert group recommendations on junk food regulation add nothing new

Its report asks for additional tax on junk food and ban on advertising such foods on children's shows but has no plan for implementation

IN SHORT

In short

US food authorities pander to drug companies

Chayawanprash, an ayurvedic tonic has artificial sweetner

The Satyam in our oil

No labelling for GM food

New food safety regulation ignores it despite a four-year-old law

Experts ask for less junk food ads, more sustainable production

National Conclave on Food starts with discussions on good food practices

10.9 million people died due to poor diets in 2017: Report

Global Burden of Disease study highlights how low consumption of healthy food is better than more consumption of unhealthy foods

Allocation for food processing doubled but previous funds remain unused

The food processing ministry had spent only Rs 199 crore of the Rs 311 crore allocated under a mega food park scheme, according to a 2016 Lok …

FSSAI’s move regarding organic food’s certification not wise: CSE

Making organic certification mandatory will only promote the certification industry but not safe food  

EU bans Indian guar gum

World Health assembly to discuss fat issues

What is healthy oil for our healthy bodies

Billed to confuse

A new bill leaves little scope for dissent on GMOs

FSSAI’s draft labelling regulation has major gaps, weak on regulating GM food: CSE

The criteria for exemption from labelling of food containing GM ingredients need to be much stricter

Cola gets an artist going

A mastadon rages on

The China affair what it means to us