Lead

A POSSIBLE lowering of the hazards posed by the use of lead has come about with, the first international agreement on measures to reduce its use. At a two-day meeting in Paris in the last week

Publication Date:

30/03/1996

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, Lead, France

India

Unleaded petrol stays

DESPITE widespread apprehensions about its potential health hazards, super-unleaded petrol is set to stay in the UK. In late March, the British govemment rejected the calls bya group of mps

Publication Date:

29/04/1995

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Lead, Health Care, Oil, United Kingdom (UK)

Air Pollution

Report of the expert committee on atmospheric environmental quality and preservation of Taj Mahal and Agra monuments - Vol I (Varadarajan Committee Report on Taj)

The Government of India announced its decision in 1973 to set up a 6 million tonne per year Petroleum Oil Refinery at Mathura under the Indian Oil Corporation of India.

Publication Date:

01/04/1995

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

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Water Resources

South Asia

The Nepali government has finally admitted that the state-run Himal cement factory in Kathmandu is a major polluter. The factory will now be fitted with pulse jet filters and filter bags to trap the

Publication Date:

14/08/1994

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Lead, Blood, WHO, Pakistan

Food Safety

Maggi Mess: Time to recall Maggi? : The Newshour Debate

In THE NEWSHOUR Debate on "#MaggiMess: Time to recall Maggi?", TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief ARnab Gowami and panelists discuss: the mounting scrutiny over Maggi noodles prompted by the presence of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead in a few samples, and more states banning the sale of the product.

Tags:

Delhi, Food Safety, Lead, Health Effect, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Food Safety

Mudda: Salon Se bik Rahi Maggi Par Ab Kyu Jagi Sarkar?

सालों से बिक रही मैगी पर अब क्यों जागी सरकार?यही आज का मुद्दा है इस पर बात करने के लिए आईबीएन7 के साथ जुड़े दिल्ली के मशहूर मैक्स अस्पताल की न्यूट्रीशन एक्सपर्ट डॉ मंजरी चंद्रा, कंज्यूमर वॉयस के मैनेजिंग ट्रस्टी श्रीराम खन्ना, मशहूर अभिनेत्री शिवानी वजीर, सीएसई की फूड सेफ्टी की रिसर्च एसोसिएट अनन्या तिवारी और ब्रांड गुरू शुभो सेनगुप्ता जुड़े।

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Delhi, Food Safety, Lead, Health Effect, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Food Safety

Big Debate: Who is responsible for poisoning Maggi?

Big Debate: Who is responsible for poisoning Maggi? The debate is being moderated by Neha Panth with following panelists:Sambit Patra (BJP)Priyanka Chaturvedi (Congress)Sudheer OjhaDeepak SharmaShriraam Khanna (Consumer worker)

Tags:

Delhi, Food Safety, Lead, Health Effect, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Food Safety

The 2 Minute Death of a Brand: Paranoia Kills the Cult?

As Delhi bans Maggi noodles for 15 days while Goa declares it safe for consumption, on The Buck Stops Here, we debate: is India caught in a noodle trap? Is Maggi just the tip of the iceberg? With high lead content how did Maggi get 'product approved'? And is the debate over Maggi noodles long overdue or alarmist?

http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-buck-stops-here/the-2-minute-death-...

Tags:

Delhi, Food Safety, Lead, Health Effect, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Food Safety

Maggi banned for 15 days in Delhi

The Delhi government has banned Maggi noodles for 15 days, saying the lead content found in the samples is beyond permissible limits. It has also asked Nestle India, the company which manufactures Maggi, to withdraw all stocks of the popular snacks from the market.