Colas get new sweetener

No to natural sweetener

Nature’s zero-calorie sweetener—stevia—kept out of Indian market

The M in IMA

Watch before you eat

Air pollution contributes to heavy metals in vegetables

IMA to endorse PepsiCo's food products

Cap energy drinks

CSE laboratory tests show energy drinks contain excess caffeine; their market grows without checks

India’s food safety authority halts sale of Monster Energy drinks

The drinks contain ingredients which are either not permitted under food safety regulations or for which the proof of permission is missing

Rajasthan human rights body seeks answers over food adulteration

In petition, Commission claims use of banned food dyes; use of colour on low quality cereals, and vegetables being washed in sewage water

Red Bull untamed

Caffeine content in energy drinks go unchecked

Natural and pure?

There is no way one can tell

Contest for pesticide

Demand for state control as Pesticides Management Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament

Ban likely on junk food in schools

Food safety authority asks states to consider prohibition

Centre bans gutkha

Activists, health experts are sceptical; pin hope on Supreme Court’s verdict on smokeless tobacco  

Pesticide-rich food

Agriculture department confirms high pesticide residues

Can adulteration of edible oils be addressed by the Goonda Act?

Madras HC recently called for classifying those who adulterate food as goons; but we need long-term solutions

Bihar bans gutkha on World No Tobacco Day

The ban is already successful in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala