Food Adulteration

Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Food Adulteration

The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice seeking stringent steps to curb the adulteration of food products.

Is Your Red Chilli Powder Pure? 4 Simple Tests to Find Out

Red chillies are one of the most commonly used spices. In their powdered form, they are often used in Indian curries to add flavour and a rich colour.But, how safe is the red chilli powder ...

Laws to Prevent Food, Milk Adulteration to be Made Stringent

Health Minister J P Nadda informed the Lok Sabha recently that laws to prevent food and milk adulteration will be made more stringent. "We propose to comprehensively review the Food Safety and Standards Act, Rules ...

Make milk adulteration punishable with life imprisonment: SC

The Supreme Court Thursday urged the state governments to make necessary amendments to their laws to make production and marketing of adulterated milk, which is injurious to human consumption, an offence punishable with life imprisonment.The ...

Nathu's Sweets Pays 1 Lakh to a Disgruntled Customer

A consumer forum here has asked Nathu's Sweets to pay around Rs 1 lakh to a south Delhi resident for supplying inferior quality of 'ladoos' which were unsafe for human consumption.

Screen What You Eat: How to Spot Adulterated Food

It's a bit disturbing to think that what you eat might be adulterated.

Cows Fattened With Cancer-Causing Steroids Ahead of Eid

Bangladesh has sent medical teams to check millions of cows set for slaughter due to fears that they have been pumped with cancer-causing steroids in a bid to cash in on a surging demand for ...

Mobile Food Testing Lab Launched in Chandigarh

A mobile food testing lab was today launched here which will give an opportunity to people in the to get their food material tested instantly at nominal costs.

Nestle Agrees to High Court's Proposal of Fresh Testing of Maggi

Nestle India, the manufacturer of Maggi instant noodles has told the Bombay High Court that it was ready for an independent lab testing of the product provided the tests were carried out in the presence ...

How Safe are Fruits & Veggies Bought from Local Markets?

Even after so much talk and research around public health and food, it's disappointing to see that food safety remains one of the issues that is often neglected.On April 30th, a plea has been filed ...