Will educate people about pesticides in food: Govt to HC
The Delhi government had claimed that it did not have adequate laboratories and could currently test for only 28 varieties of pesticides.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued draft regulations for food imports and may soon make it mandatory for importers of food and vegetables to produce test reports from authorised labs to ensure pesticide remains in fruits and vegetables were within prescribed limits.
Publication Date:
22/05/2014