NEW DELHI: Come February, milk sold in India will have to be tested for harmful bacteria like E Coli.

After milk, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has found that contamination is, in fact, quite common among other food items across the country. In Rajasthan, adulteration rate is as high as 23%, the study has found.

In 2010, the FSSAI picked up over 1.17 lakh samples of food articles and tested them. Around 13% of the samples overall were found to be adulterated.

The Central government cannot prohibit or restrict “junk food” or “proprietary food” such as samosas, jalebis, pizzas and burgers, but will come up with guidelines to make available only healthy fo

The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed concern over Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act 2006, which was notified and had been implemented from August 5, 2011, stating that it would only end up reviving the ‘licence raj.'

At a time when States such as Tamil Nadu had removed restrictions on stock limits, licensing requirements and transportation to ensure smooth flow of essential food commodities, the Chamber said that new Act made it mandatory for all food business operators from street vendors to dealers to register and obtain licences.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Food Safety Standards Authority of India to frame an effective policy and guidelines to ban sale of junk food and carbonated drinks in and around educ

“However, no dangerous adulterants found; it is safe for consumption”

It is a known fact that Meghalaya faces perennial shortage of milk. But now official reports have confirmed a worse fear — there is rampant adulteration in this vital drink in the State.

In its first-ever national survey on milk adulteration, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) found that of the total 1,791 samples tested throughout the country including Meghalaya, at least over 68 per cent i.e. 1,226 samples were either diluted with water or mixed with harmful detergent.

NEW DELHI: News of 70% milk samples from the city failing quality tests also rocked Delhi Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday.

More than two-thirds of Indian milk is contaminated with substances ranging from salt to detergent and may not be safe to drink, according to a survey by an Indian government watchdog.

The survey across 33 states by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India found that 68.4 percent of 1,791 milk samples contained adulterants.

NEW DELHI: Beware, your daily glass of good health could actually be doing you harm.