Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Norms of Food Safety, 22/07/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Norms of Food Safety, 22/07/2016. Standards for articles of food prescribed under the Food Safety (FSS) Act, 2006 and regulations thereunder, are primarily enforced by the Food Safety Departments of the States/Union Territories. Random sampling and testing of food products, etc.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, India, Parliament, Food Standards
Food Policy

FSSAI partners with ASCI to keep a tab on misleading ads

From now on, ASCI can take up cases and process complaints against misleading F&B advertisers

Publication Date: 
29/06/2016
Arnab Dutta
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Food Policy
Health

Seven more samples of bread pass FDA test

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Thursday received reports of seven samples of slice bread, bun bread and pizza bread and none was found positive for potassium bromate .

Publication Date: 
03/06/2016
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Food Safety, Cancer, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Hazardous Products, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Health Effects, Health
Health

Permissible Potassium Bromate Found In 4 Bread Samples: Goa's Food and Drugs Administration

Goa's Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) today said four of the 18 bread samples collected in the state tested positive for potassium bromate, but within permissible limits.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2016
NDTV
Tags:
Goa, Food Safety, Hazardous Products, Health Effects, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Health
Health

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Adulteration of Food and Dairy Products, 10/05/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Adulteration of Food and Dairy Products, 10/05/2016. Cases of adulteration of food products including dairy products have come to the notice of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The implementation and enforcement of Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and Regulations thereunder primarily rests with the State/UT Governments. Random sampling and testing of food products, etc.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Food Adulteration, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Milk Products, India, Statistics, Parliament
Health

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Adulterated Milk Products, 01/03/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Adulterated Milk Products, 01/03/2016.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Food Adulteration, Milk Products, India, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Parliament
Health

SC seeks more reports on Maggi quality

Directions by apex court came over case related to MSG content in the instant noodles

Publication Date: 
14/01/2016
Arnab Dutta
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Process Industry, Supreme Court, Lead, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Health Effects, Health
Health

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding testing of Maggi noodles, 16/12/2015

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Nestle India Ltd Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/12/2015 regarding testing of Maggi noodles.

Court directed that the samples earlier collected by the Local Commissioner appointed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi, shall be sent to the Mysore laboratory for testing. The test reports shall be produced before the court.

Judgement Date: 
16/12/2015
Tags:
Fast Foods, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Supreme Court, Health Effects, Processed Food Standards, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Adulteration of Food Items, 04/12/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Adulteration of Food Items, 04/12/2015. The Government is aware of reports appearing in the media regarding higher presence of chemicals, pesticides, insecticides, toxins in some food items. Based on information made available to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India by the States/UTs, the details of food sample collected, tested, samples found adulterated/misbranded and action taken during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15, are at Annexure-I, II and III respectively.

Publication Date: 
Friday, December 4, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Food Adulteration, Statistics, India, Food Safety, Parliament, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
Health

State food safety department to alert FSSAI on safety act snags

The food safety department will write to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the statutory body to ensure safe food, on the loopholes in the Food Safety and Standards Act, 200

Publication Date: 
21/10/2015
Jisha Surya
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Food Safety, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Spices, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Health

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