Food Safety

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Amendment Regulations, 2016 related to restriction on sale of cream.

Publication Date:

06/12/2016

Source: Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)

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Food Policy

2016 Asia and the Pacific regional overview of food insecurity: investing in a zero hunger generation

Progress toward defeating hunger in the world’s most populous region has slowed and countries of Asia-Pacific must redouble their efforts if the Sustainable Development Goal of zero hunger is to be met by 2030, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization warned.

Publication Date:

06/12/2016

Source: FAO

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Food Security, Nutrition, Malnutrition, Obesity, Food Policy, Child Health, Food Safety, Agriculture, Asia, India

Health

Food labelling, claims and advertisements

On December 16, 2016 Centre for Science and Environment organized Food Talk; a media briefing workshop and public meeting, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Publication Date:

01/12/2016

Author(s): Amit Khurana, Ananya Tewari

Source: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

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Food Safety, Food Standards, Nutrition, Advertising, India, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Packaging Industry

Health

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Harmful Toxic Chemicals in Cold and Energy Drinks, 29/11/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Harmful Toxic Chemicals in Cold and Energy Drinks, 29/11/2016. Standards for carbonated beverages (non-alocoholic) have been prescribed in regulation 2.10.6 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.

Publication Date:

29/11/2016

Source: Rajya Sabha

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Energy Drinks, Soft Drinks, India, Health Effects, Toxins, Parliament, Food Safety, Food Standards

Health

IDSA hails FSSAI move on health supplements to bring clarity for Direct Selling

Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) has hailed the new standards for companies dealing in nutritional and health products announced by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) as i

Publication Date:

28/11/2016

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

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Food Safety, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Regulations, Health

Health

Heavy metals in soft drinks: Food Safety Commissioner directs ADMOs to inspect

Bhubaneswar: State Food Safety Commissioner on Thursday ordered Additional District Medical Officer (ADMO) to collect samples of soft drinks from their respective districts and submit information.

Publication Date:

25/11/2016

Source: Pragtivadi (Bhubaneswar)

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Soft Drinks, Heavy Metals, Food Safety, Municipal Corporations, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Health Effects

Environment

High court bans plastic bags, oil bathing in Courtallam Falls

MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday passed an order imposing a ban on use of plastic bags below 40 microns in Courtallam falls situated in the Courtallam town panchayat

Publication Date:

25/11/2016

Source: Times Of India (Madurai)

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Tamil Nadu, Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Tirunelveli (D), Food Safety, Environment

Health

Lead, other heavy metals found in soft drinks: Govt

Lead and other heavy metals such as cadmium and chromium have been found in samples of Sprite, Mountain Dew, 7UP, Pepsi and Coca-Cola, the government told Parliament on Tuesday.

Publication Date:

23/11/2016

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

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PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Lead, Soft Drinks Industry, Health Effects, Food Safety, Health

Health

Food tribunal to be fully functional by Dec 5: CS tells HC

Chief secretary O P Meena, who was summoned by the Rajasthan High Court on Saturday for noncompliance of the court order regarding the infrastructure to be provided to the Rajasthan Food Safety App

Publication Date:

21/11/2016

Source: Times Of India (Jaipur)

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Rajasthan, Food Safety, High Court, Health Effects, Health

Health