CSE lab report on antibiotics in chicken meat, July 2014
This is a report on CSE lab study on antibiotics in chicken meat. It details the study findings and methodology.
Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
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9 food business operators lose licences
PUNE: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the licences of nine food business operators and suspended those of 233 others in Pune in the last financial year for dispensing unsafe and substandard
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Drastic rise in cases of diarrhoea across state
In a worrying trend, lakhs of people have fallen prey to diarrhoea this year after drinking ‘unsafe’ water supplied by the municipal authorities and eating at unauthorized roadside eateries in the state.
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Traces of cyanide found in packaged drinking water
Detected In Samples Collected From Plants In Jalna, Parbhani Pune: Traces of cyanide, a powerful poison and chemical contaminant, have been found in packaged drinking water during a routine exercise
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FSSAI stops Starbucks' consignment of flavoured syrups at port
India's food safety regulator is having Starbucks Coffee in a bit of froth. The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has blocked a consignment of syrups meant for the US-based coffee chain's
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Food Safety Act will affect livelihood of small traders
Odisha Byabasayee Mahasangh, the organisation of traders in the State alleged that the norms of Food Safety and Standards Act if implemented would lead to drastic affect on livelihood of small traders.
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Report of the expert committee to frame a policy for monitoring of pesticide residues in fruits & vegetables
This is the report of the expert committee set up by agriculture ministry as per order of Delhi High Court to frame a policy for Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Fruits & Vegetables.
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The Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2014
A Bill further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. This Act may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Act, 2014.
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Forum blames laxity in implementation of Food Safety Act for death of child who consumed soft drink
The Consumer Federation Tamil Nadu (CONFET) has appealed to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to arrange suitable compensation, as provided for under the Food Safety and Standards Act, to the family of A. Abirami
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Only four slaughterhouses have food safety clearance
84 Abattoirs Shut Down Following Crackdown By Department It seems that a major chunk of the meat you buy from the various outlets in the state is not safe to eat. Nearly 84 slaughterhouses across the state were closed down following raids conducted by food safety officials last week. It is also generally accepted that scores of illegal slaughterhouses that operate at odd hours have escaped the raid.