Food Policy

FDA seizes energy drinks worth Rs 2.6 cr

MUMBAI: Officials of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have seized huge stocks of three leading brands of energy drinks, collectively worth around Rs 2.64 crore, from Mumbai and Pune. The move comes close on the heels of recent amendments to the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. Most of these drinks are sold in pubs and bars.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2009
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Adulteration, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Health Effects, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Pune (D)
Water Pollution

3 water samples fail purity test

AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) served closure notices to at least three major companies selling bottled water in residential and commercial neighbourhoods in the city after they failed tests for purity.

Publication Date: 
13/03/2009
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Bottled Water Industry, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS), Gujarat, Ahmedabad (D)
Health

 Rules, but as good as not

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 includes specific standards on edible oils giving broad specification for different oils. The act allows two different oils to be blended and sold. The specifications do not lay down guidelines on fatty acid composition of different oils. There are specifications for vanaspati. Companies can mix any quantity of any

Publication Date: 
14/02/2009
Down to Earth
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Food Policy, Food Standards, Food Standard Authority, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Edible Oils, Food Process Industry, Health Effects, Health, CSE Study, Legislation, India
Pesticides And Toxins

The Pesticides Management Bill, 2008: Standing Committee on Agriculture (2008-09)

Standing Committee on Agriculture, present this Forty Sixth Report on

Publication Date: 
31/01/2009
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Agriculture, Pesticides, Food Standards, Food Contamination, Food Adulteration, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Maximum Residue Level (MRL), Insecticides Act 1968, Food Safety, Ministry Of Agriculture, India
Food Policy

Base working paper on strategy and action plan for ensuring safety of milk and milk products

This base working paper on the strategy and action plan for ensuring safety of milk and milk products covers three goals: Assessment of food legislation at national level

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
National Dairy Development Board
Tags:
Pesticides, Dairy Development, Milk, Milk Products, Food Policy, Food Contamination, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Pesticides And Toxins, Maximum Residue Level (MRL), Food Safety, Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS), CODEX, India
Health

Prevention of Food Adulteration (5th Amendment) Rules, 2008

These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration (5th
Amendment) Rules, 2008. They shall come into force on the expiry of a period of six months from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2008
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Tags:
Food Adulteration, Food Additives, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Pesticides And Toxins, Food Safety, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, India
Health

 The M in IMA

recently, the Indian Medical Association (ima) earned the dubious distinction of being the first association of medical professionals in the world to endorse a food brand. And that too of a company best known for its brands of non-nutritive and unsafe carbonated beverages. Going by the law of the land, this "endorsement' is illegal. The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 clearly makes it illegal to label foods as wothy of being recommended by the medical profession.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2008
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Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Processed Foods, PepsiCo, Fruit Juice Industry, Health Effects, Health Policy, Health Personnel, India

 IMA to endorse PepsiCo's food products

the Indian Medical Association (ima) will now endorse PepsiCo's Tropicana fruit juices and its breakfast cereal Quaker Oats

Publication Date: 
30/05/2008
Vibha Varshney
Down to Earth
Tags:
Nutrition, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Processed Foods, PepsiCo, Fruit Juice Industry, Health Effects, Health Policy, Health Personnel, Pesticides And Toxins, India
Health

Finding a policy solution to India’s diabetes epidemic

In India, thirty-five million people have diabetes—a number expected to more than double by 2025, disproportionately affecting working-age people. The economic impact of this increase could be devastating to India’s emerging economy. In this paper we discuss drivers of the epidemic, analyze current policies and practices in India, and conclude with recommendations, focusing on multisectoral and international collaboration. We see these recommendations as providing a blueprint for addressing diabetes in India by illuminating opportunities and barriers for policymakers and others.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2008
Karen Siegel, K.M. Venkat Narayan, Sanjay Kinra
Health Affairs
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Tags:
Diabetes, India, Health Policy, Obesity, Health Care, Nutrition, Walking, Cycles, Lifestyles, Urban Habitat, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Fast Foods, Private Sector, NGO

Wrong picture on label of food article not misbranding: SC

Next time, look carefully at the label of the product before buying it, as the Supreme Court believes the company cannot be blamed and found guilty of misbranding a food article if the picture on its

Publication Date: 
29/03/2008
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Adulteration, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Supreme Court, High Court, India, Andhra Pradesh

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