KOCHI: The Food Inspectors of the Kochi Corporation has been asked to look out for artificially ripened fruits that reach the market, said Dr. N. Gopinathan, Health Officer of the corporation.
A meeting of the Health Inspectors was convened recently to discuss the issue.
In a week that has seen little good news about the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, the latest data on radioisotope fallout from the plant is so far offering a glimmer of hope.
Excess fluoride in groundwater-based drinking water supply is a growing concern in semi-arid tropical (SAT) regions of India. More than 16 states in India are facing the fluorosis problem. Several southern-peninsular states are experiencing monsoon climate condition, where the rainwater is harvested through tanks and used for agriculture.
Exposure to perchlorate is ubiquitous in the United States and has been found to be widespread in food and drinking water. People living in the lower Colorado River region may have perchlorate exposure because of perchlorate in ground water and locally-grown produce.
As many as 40 people took ill after eating contaminated food in Aksharanagar near Balehonnur, Chikmagalur district, on Monday.
Patients undergoing treatment at the primary health centre in Balehonnur on Monday. DH PHOTOThe residents, including children, suffered acute stomachache, vomiting and dysentry early morning.
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law by President Obama on January 4th, 2011. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to contamination to preventing it. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FDA Food Safety Modernization Act’
