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Only 16% of food adulteration cases in Tamil Nadu end in conviction

Just 16% food adulterators were convicted in the state over the past two years even though there has been a rise in the number of complaints of contaminated food in the market.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2015
Christin Mathew Philip
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Food Adulteration, Food Safety, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Health Effects, Food Process Industry, Health
Health

One out of five food samples fail quality test

In 2014-15, 80 food samples in Goa were found ‘adulterated’ and/or ‘misbranded.’ Of these only five cases were lodged of which four saw convictions.

Publication Date: 
28/07/2015
AFTAB SHAIKH
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Food Safety, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Adulteration, Health
Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on food adulteration, 24/07/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on food adulteration, 24/07/2015. The information made available by the State/UT Governments in respect of food samples collected, tested, found not conforming to the prescribed standards, and action taken against the violation of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, Rules and Regulations thereunder, during last three years is indicated in this document.

Publication Date: 
Friday, July 24, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Food Adulteration, Food Standards, Food Safety, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Statistics, India, Parliament, Pesticide Residues
Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on adulteration in milk, 24/07/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on adulteration in milk, 24/07/2015. Details of state-wise estimates of milk production during 2011-12 to 2014-15, and per Capita availability of milk during the said period are indicated in this document. As per the data compiled through Food Import Clearance System (FICS), the quantity of milk and milk products imported during last three years and the current year is also indicated.

Publication Date: 
Friday, July 24, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Milk, Milk Products, Food Adulteration, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Statistics, India, Parliament
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on check on adulterated food items, 21/07/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on check on adulterated food items, 21/07/2015. As per reports from the States/UTs, samples of Nestlé’s Maggi noodles have been found to be containing more than the permissible limit of 2.5 ppm of lead.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2015
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Food Adulteration, Food Safety, Food Standards, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, India, Parliament
Health

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on adulteration of packaged food items and milk products, 21/07/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on adulteration of packaged food items and milk products, 21/07/2015 . From time to time, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) takes up the matters relating to safety and standards of all food items with the State authorities concerned including through written communications.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2015
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Food Adulteration, Milk Products, Food Safety, Food Standards, India, Parliament
Health

Govt should strive to strengthen food safety and people's trust in branded foods, expert says

Awareness on toxicology is important among the public as food safety and public trust are under threat and debate, former director of CSIR labs G Thyagarajan has said.

Publication Date: 
15/07/2015
U Tejonmayam
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Food Safety, Food Process Industry, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Food Adulteration, Health
Health

FSSAI deadline over, only 3 food samples’ report out

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Food and Drugs Administration (MPFDA) has once again failed to meet Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) deadline for submission of report.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2015
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Food Adulteration, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Safety, Bottled Water Industry, Health
Health

83% of food samples on Char Dham yatra fail food safety test: Survey

DEHJRADUN: Almost 83% of food samples tested on the Char Dham yatra route were found to be adulterated, according to a recent survey carried out by the Dehradun-based Society of Pollution & Env

Publication Date: 
25/06/2015
Seema Sharma
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Food Adulteration, Dehradun, Diseases, Food Standards
Health

Kerala to set up mobile food testing labs

Concerned over increasing instances of food adulteration, Kerala is gearing up to set up a string of mobile testing laboratories at check posts, claimed to be a first such initiative in the country

Publication Date: 
25/06/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Kerala, Food Adulteration, Milk, Milk Products, Food Safety, Pesticide Residues

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