A school dropout, 28-year-old Simarjeet Singh Aulakh from Punjab

Ayurveda prescribes it for a range of ailments. People eat it for rejuvenation and boosting immunity. An Indian homemaker

CSE has found a cocktail of mostly banned and severely prohibited antibiotics in honey

CSE has found a cocktail of mostly banned and severely prohibited antibiotics in honey

They say, you are what you eat. But do we know what we are eating? Do we know who is cooking and who is serving us the food we take into our kitchens and then into our bodies?

In this year of biodiversity, stop and think of how it touches our daily lives

Recently some reports have been appeared in the newspapers regarding the permitted levels of antibiotics in honey. The following advisory is issued by Food Safety
and Standards Authority to clarify the issues involved. Honey is the natural sweet substance produced by honey bees from the nectar of
blossoms or from secretions of plants.

JAYA JUMRANI

Until Wednesday, the amber liquid present in an average Indian kitchen was associated with purity, nature and health benefits. Kids could only relate it to the kind images of Winnie the Pooh with his paw stuck in the pot. However, post-Wednesday things have changed, and this amber liquid has become a subject matter of great concern to an average health-conscious person.

POPULAR honey brands in the country are allegedly contaminated with high levels of antibiotics which are bad for health, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Wednesday. The Delhi-based NGO said its study found antibiotics in almost all brands sold in the market.

India's leading brands of honey contain high levels of antibiotics.

Most Brands Contaminated: Study

New Delhi: If you have been giving your kids honey bought from the market in the hope that it will help boost immunity and fight bacterial infections, here is a shocker.

NEW DELHI, 15 SEPT: Honey processed and packed by reputed domestic and international brands according to an investigation by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is

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