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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

Maggi ban: Regulator overreach, says Nestle counsel

Says apex food regulator cannot issue emergency ban order on products under the law; argument to continue today

Publication Date: 
21/07/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Process Industry, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Health Effects, Health
Health

Bombay HC allows Nestle to export Maggi noodles, India ban continues

Court to take up the matter for hearing on July 14

Publication Date: 
01/07/2015
Sanjay Jog
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Food Safety, Mumbai, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Process Industry, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, High Court, Health
Health

Food authority justifies ban on Maggi in court

MUMBAI: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Saturday justified its June 5 ban on Nestle India's 2-minute Maggi noodles in a strongly-worded, 60-page affidavit that questioned th

Publication Date: 
30/06/2015
Swati Deshpande
Times Of India (Aurangabad)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Food Safety, Food Process Industry, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Health Effects, Health, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
Health

Nestle disputes claims, FSSAI gives rebuttal

The Maggi imbroglio escalated to an unprecedented level on Friday , with India's food regulator ordering a total recall of all nine variants of the best-selling instant noodles brand.

Publication Date: 
26/06/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Fast Foods, Food Safety, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), India, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
Health

Maggi banned in Meghalaya

The Meghalaya government has banned Maggi noodles in the State for two months after Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) was found in the samples.

Publication Date: 
24/06/2015
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Meghalaya, Fast Foods, Food Safety, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
Health

Over 25% food samples fail test in Sangrur dist

Over 25 per cent food samples, collected from January to May, failed the test under the Food Safety and Standards Act.

Publication Date: 
19/06/2015
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Food Safety, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Bottled Water Case, Food Process Industry, Health Effects, Health
Health

Food regulator watching special dietary space

With the line between food and drug blurring, the queue of such products and supplements waiting for approval is growing rapidly, a senior official at FSSAI says

Publication Date: 
15/06/2015
Nivedita Mookerji
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Process Industry, Regulations, Health Effects, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Health
Pesticides And Toxins

Kerala to rope in other States to curb pesticides in veggies

Chandy to write to his counterparts seeking help

Publication Date: 
11/06/2015
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Pesticides, Vegetables, Food Safety, Food Adulteration, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Health Effects, Pesticides And Toxins
Food Policy

FSSAI orders tests on major noodles, pasta and macaroni brands

FDAs across India may take punitive actions against manufacturers, if products found to be sub-standard

Publication Date: 
09/06/2015
Arnab Dutta
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Regulations, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Food Process Industry, Food Policy

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