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While considering several expert reports, including the World Bank, on ill effects of carbonated soft drinks and growing adulteration in food products, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the panel of scientific experts set up under the new food safety law after finding that several of its members had been directly taken from the industries, including Pepsi and Coke whose products are under the s

With several incidents of food poisoning due to sub-standard midday meals served to students coming to the fore and in view of school cafeterias selling junk food, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is in the process of framing a set of guidelines to ensure standard norms for nutritious diet to all.

The proposed guidelines will be based on scientific parameters and reliabl

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The high corridors of the nation are abuzz with talk about how much food should be given to the country

LUCKNOW: In what could come as a major relief to banana traders in the state, the Centre has finally cleared the air on which chemicals qualify as `safe' for artificially ripening bananas.

With this, nearly 1,800 tonnes of bananas could find safe passage into the state every day. In Lucknow alone, an average of 20 trucks over 240 tonne containing bananas are off loaded daily.