NEW DELHI: Union health minister J P Nadda told Lok Sabha Friday that govt did not find any violation of added sugar content norms in wheat-based baby food sold by Nestle.An international NGO had claimed that the baby food sold in India had higher than the prescribed sugar content. Nadda said suo motu cognisance was…
LUCKNOW: UP government has invoked Section 56 of the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006, for a statewide crackdown on sale of contaminated food, entailing a “verification process” that requires eateries to prominently display the names and addresses of their proprietors and managers.The order, issued nearly two months after Supreme Court put on hold…
Nearly two years after its licence was cancelled, Neolacta, a Bengaluru-based company, continues to process and sell human milk despite this being not permitted under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. It is able to do so because of an interim stay granted in Sept 2022 by the Karnataka high court on the cancellation…
Nearly two years after its licence was cancelled, Neolacta, a Bengaluru-based company, continues to process and sell human milk despite this being not permitted under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. It is able to do so because of an interim stay granted in Sept 2022 by the Karnataka high court on the cancellation…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports that food regulator FSSAI allows high levels of pesticide residues in spices and herbs, govt on Sunday reiterated that India has one of the most stringent norms for residues in food items. This comes amid a ban imposed by Hong Kong‘s food regulator on certain spice mixes of two leading Indian…
NEW DELHI: Everest Food Products on Tuesday issued a statement reassuring its customers that all its products are safe and of high quality, following concerns raised by Singapore and Hong Kong over one of its spice-mix products.The company clarified that Everest is not banned in either country, and only one out of its 60 products…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of commerce and industry has directed e-commerce platforms to remove drinks like Bournvita and other similar products from the category of “health drink” in stores/shops. This decision comes following the national commission for protection of child rights (NCPCR) finding that there is no specific definition for “health drink” under the FSS…
