Health

What’s in our bread?: CSE’s new study points to presence of possible cancer-causing chemical in bread

One of urban India’s staple food products – the bread that we buy off the shelves every day – could be laced with toxic chemicals which are serious health hazards, finds a new study done in Delhi by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The study, conducted by CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Laboratory (PML), says Indian bread manufacturers use potassium bromate and potassium iodate for treating flour while making bread.

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Food Safety, Health Effects, Food Additives, India, Processed Foods, CSE Study
Health

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplement, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary uses, Food for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods and Novel Foods) Regulation, 2015

The FSSAI has recently issued a draft of Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary uses, Foods for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods) Regulations, 2015 (Draft Regulations).

Publication Date: 
30/07/2015
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
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Food Safety, Food Standards, Food Contamination, Food Additives, Health Effects, India, Toxins, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
Health

Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome

The intestinal tract is inhabited by a large and diverse community of microbes collectively referred to as the gut microbiota. While the gut microbiota provides important benefits to its host, especially in metabolism and immune development, disturbance of the microbiota–host relationship is associated with numerous chronic inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease and the group of obesity-associated diseases collectively referred to as metabolic syndrome.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2015
Benoit Chassaing, Omry Koren, Julia K. Goodrich & et al
Nature
1-19
Tags:
Food Additives, Health Effects, Obesity, Processed Foods, Research
Health

Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2014

Draft notification on amendments of levels of Trans Fatty Acid (TFA) in partially hrdrogenated vegetables oils .

Publication Date: 
11/11/2014
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Standards, Food Additives, Edible Oils, Health Effects, India
Health

Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering the gut microbiota

Non-caloric artificial sweeteners (NAS) are among the most widely used food additives worldwide, regularly consumed by lean and obese individuals alike. NAS consumption is considered safe and beneficial owing to their low caloric content, yet supporting scientific data remain sparse and controversial. Here we demonstrate that consumption of commonly used NAS formulations drives the development of glucose intolerance through induction of compositional and functional alterations to the intestinal microbiota.

Publication Date: 
09/10/2014
Jotham Suez, Tal Korem, David Zeevi & et al
Nature
514
1-17
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Diabetes, Health Effects, Food Additives
Health

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on soft drinks, 22/10/2013

Supreme Court has directed FSSAI to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks citing that the issue relates to fundamental right to life. Read text of this order issued by the apex court on 22 October 2013.

Judgement Date: 
22/10/2013
Tags:
Soft Drinks, Soft Drink Standards, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Supreme Court, Health Effects, Child Health, Food Additives, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Soft Drinks Industry, Pesticide Residues, Advertising, India
Food Policy

Notification of Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) second amendment Regulations, 2013 (relating to transfatty acid, etc.)

Notification of Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) second amendment Regulations, 2013 (relating to transfatty acid, etc.).

Publication Date: 
27/06/2013
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Standards, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, India, Food Additives, Edible Oils, Health Effects
Food Policy

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Import) Regulations, 2013

These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Import) Regulations, 2012. They shall come into force from such date as may be notified by the Food Authority by publication in the Official Gazette.

Publication Date: 
17/05/2013
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Food Safety Authority (FDA), Imports, India, Food Additives
Food Policy

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Additives) third amendment Regulations, 2013

These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Additives) third amendment Regulations, 2013 (relating to Food for Infant Nutrition, Fortified atta, fortified maida, Oligofructose, Plant stanol esters and Trehalose).

Publication Date: 
16/05/2013
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Standards, Food Additives, India, Nutrition, Infant Formula
Food Policy

Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulations, 2013

These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulations, 2013. They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2013
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Standards, India, Food Additives, Food Contamination, Soft Drinks, Caffeine

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