Health

The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955

The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955.

Publication Date: 
11/09/2010
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Tags:
Food Adulteration, Legislation, India, Food Standards, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Honey, Health
Health

Antibiotic residues in honey

CSE laboratory tests find high levels of antibiotics in well-known brands of honey sold in the market. Antibiotics are found in honey largely because they are used in apiculture for treatment of bacterial diseases.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Honey, Honey Bees, Food Safety, Drugs, Health Effects, Apiculture, India, Food Standards, CSE Study, Health
Food Policy

Oil in sachets a must now

P M Raghunandan, July 29, Bangalore:

The State Government has at last has taken a crucial step towards ensuring quality and quantity in the supply of edible oil to consumers. As many as 29 widely-used edible oils, including refined vegetable oil, coconut oil and sunflower oil have to be sold in packaged sachets, henceforth.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2010
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Standards, Edible Oils, Packaging Industry, Karnataka, Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Health

Red alert: Wheres the tomato in instant soup?

Ahmedabad: Your tomato soup may be red but chances are there

Publication Date: 
30/06/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Vegetables, Food Standards, Food Adulteration, Food Process Industry, Health Effects, Research, Times Of India (New Delhi)
Food Policy

Labels for GM Foods: What can they do?

Labelling of genetically modified foods is a contentious issue and internationally there is sharp division on whether such labels ought to be mandatory. This debate has reached India where the government has proposed mandatory labels. Mandatory labelling aims to provide greater information and correspondingly more informed consumer choice.

Publication Date: 
26/06/2010
Bharat Ramaswami, Sangeeta Bansal
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Food Policy, Food Standards, GM Crops, Health Effects, Food Safety, Biosafety, GMOs, India, Economic and Political Weekly, Bharat Ramaswami, Sangeeta Bansal
Food Policy

Food safety and standards regulations, 2010

The draft of food safety and standards regulations 2010 released by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

Publication Date: 
01/06/2010
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Tags:
Food Standards, Food Contamination, Food Additives, Pesticides And Toxins, Food Safety, India, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), New Delhi, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Policy
Food Policy

Delhi High Court Judgement on packaged drinking water dated May 20th 2010

The Bottled Water Processors Association having its office at New Delhi
has filed this writ petition seeking directions against the Union of India
(

Publication Date: 
20/05/2010
High Court of Delhi
Tags:
Food Standards, Bottled Water Industry, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Food Safety, Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS), High Court, High Court of Delhi, New Delhi, Food Policy
Agriculture

Draft on operationalizing the regulation of genetically modified foods in India

FSSAI guidelines on operationalizing regulation of GM Foods in India. FSSAI will assess GM foods at the level of an

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Tags:
Food Standards, GM Crops, Pesticides And Toxins, Food Safety, GMOs, India, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), New Delhi, Agriculture
Fisheries

EPA fisheries talks: An opportunity to tackle SPSmeasures

Although the scope of food safety measures affecting fish products has emerged as an area of great concern to the European Union

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
Martin Doherty
Bridges
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Food Standards, Fisheries, Trade, WTO, Residue Monitoring, Food Safety, European Union (EU), Bridges, Martin Doherty
Health

Revised draft on regulation of trans fatty acids (TFAs) in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHVOs)

This draft on Regulation of Trans Fatty Acids ,TFAs, in Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils, PHVOs by FSSAI has proposed that Level of TFA in Vanaspati / PHVO, be fixed at 10% maximum and brought down to 5% in 3 years.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Tags:
Food Standards, Edible Oils, Health Effects, Pesticides And Toxins, Food Safety, India, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), New Delhi, Health

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