Health

Order highlighting that the concern is with a dietary habit and promotion of what is popularly known as junk food amongst school children

Order of the High Court of Delhi on sale of junk food in school canteens of Delhi, 29/10/2013 in the matter of Uday Foundation For Congenital Defects And Rare Blood Groups Vs Union of India & Others.

Judgement Date: 
29/10/2013
Tags:
Fast Foods, Child Health, Delhi, Health Effects, Obesity, Food Process Industry, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Junk Food
Pesticides

SC relief to cola makers on listing ingredients

In a major relief to cola manufacturers Pepsi and Coke, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to force them to list their ingredients on labels of aerated soft drinks.

Publication Date: 
23/10/2013
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Supreme Court, Soft Drinks, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), NGO, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Pesticide Residues, Food Safety, Health Effects
Health

Food safety authority asked to conduct periodic checks of aerated soft drinks

The Supreme Court today directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks as the issue relates to citizens’ fund

Publication Date: 
23/10/2013
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Supreme Court, Food Safety, Soft Drinks, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Health, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), NGO, Soft Drinks Industry
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

Food safety not in unsafe hands

New Delhi: Despite their doubtful hygiene, it is hard to resist the g o l g a p p as, a l o o t i kk is, r a m l a d d o os, m o m os, etc., sold on the roadside.

Publication Date: 
22/10/2013
Risha Chitlangia
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety, Delhi, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
Health

SC directs FSSAI to conduct periodic checks of soft drinks

A bench of justices passed the direction while disposing of a PIL that had sought constitution of a separate panel to regulate soft drinks.

Publication Date: 
22/10/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Soft Drinks, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Supreme Court, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Health Effects
Food Policy

Food safety norms to come into force in six cantt areas

Pune: Food safety norms will now be implemented in six cantonment areas in Maharashtra including three in Pune and one each in Nashik, Ahmednagar and Aurangabad that come under the Union government

Publication Date: 
21/10/2013
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Food Safety, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad (T), Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Food Policy

Notification regarding regulation of GM processed foods

Notification No. S.O.1519(E) dated 23rd August, 2007 is kept in abeyance for a period of six months i.e. upto 31st March, 2014 or until issue of further notification by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare regarding regulation of GM processed foods by the Food Safety and Standards Authority, whichever is earlier.

Publication Date: 
14/10/2013
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Processed Foods, GMOs, India, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Health

Food firms, activists at war over junk food

Companies such as HUL, Nestle, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Dabur argue there can't be any such category Fast food-burgers

Even as the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) attempts to put in place a final set of guidelines on healthy food in educational institutions, top packaged food & beverage companies and food safety activists are at loggerheads over the issue.

Publication Date: 
27/09/2013
Viveat Susan Pinto
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Junk Food, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Nutrition, CSE, Child Health, Sunita Narain, Health Effects, CSE Study, Health
Health

Minutes of the Meeting of the Expert Group on guidelines for making available quality and safe food in schools

Minutes of the Meeting of the Expert Group on guidelines for making available quality and safe food in schools. It was decided to constitute the Working Group from the members of the Expert Group to review the draft guidelines under the chairpersonship of Dr. Sunita Narain.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2013
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Tags:
Junk Food, Child Health, Health Effects, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), High Court, Nutrition, Delhi

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