BAFRA: Almost two weeks after it sent the Maggi noodle samples for test, the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) is still waiting for results from Thailand. The authority is expecting
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday easily passed a bill requiring federal environmental regulators to act faster when lead contamination is found in drinking water. The bill passed 416-2.
<p>Lead poisoning is a much greater threat to the health of children than previously understood reveals this new analysis released by the UNICEF today. According this 1 in 3 children – up to approximately 800 million globally – have blood lead levels at or above 5 micrograms per decilitre (µg/dL) and India accounts for over 34 per cent of these.</p>
In 2021, UNICEF updated its guidance on the Procurement and Use of Breastmilk Substitutes (BMS) in Humanitarian Settings, which clarifies that where BMS procurement is warranted in humanitarian settings,
VISAKHAPATNAM: Urging people to use clay Vinayakas coloured with vegetable paints, the president of the Visakha Public Library S Vijay Kumar said that Plaster of Paris and chemical colours are harmful
Lawyers says residents suing the plant, claiming it has given children high traces of harmful metal in their blood, are being pressured into dropping the case A lawsuit filed by residents of a town
CENTRAL Province permanent secretary Chanda Kabwe has commended the World Bank for funding the lead remediation project in Kabwe aimed at mitigating the impact of lead poisoning on human health and the
Thousands of Dublin homeowners are receiving letters from Irish Water this week warning households their water may be contaminated with lead above the safe legal limit. More than 2,000 letters have been
About six lakh children are found to develop some kind of intellectual disability every year because of exposure to the heavy metal lead. The highest burden of deaths caused by lead exposure is in developing
Nearly 60 percent of Chinese employees suffer from chronic diseases, with work-related stress being the leading health risk, according to a new survey. The data comes from the Chinese Employees Health
<p>Order of the Bombay High Court dated 30/06/2015 in the matter of Nestle India Ltd. V. FSSAI & Ors allowing Maggi noodles to be exported.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://corporates.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/7637AD1B_B48C_42B0_8C68_9DB353585D01_140408.pdf"
Tamil Nadu banned the manufacture, stocking and sale of Maggi and three other noodle brands — Wai Wai Xpress Noodles, Reliance Select Instant Noodles and Smith and Jones Chicken Masala Noodles — on Thursday
For some store owners, though, the controversy has not majorly impacted the sale of the product. While the Pune division of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will confirm whether Nestle’s product
Abuja — The Federal Government, yesterday, announced the outbreak of lead poisioning in some villages in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, which has claimed 28 lives. Minister of State for
Fossil fuel combustion is a major contributor to urban air pollution, which in turn can lead to negative health outcomes. While the relationship between fuel prices and consumption has been extensively
Despite vaccination available for some of the oldest diseases in the country, ever increasing cases of this crop up every year. In its list of top ten 'global threats to public health', the World Health
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday that his Ministry would take appropriate action against instant noodles brand Maggi, based on the reports from all the States. “We are waiting for
A CSE study on junk food had flagged health concerns over 'very high salt content' in Nestle's Maggi instant noodles. This was three years before reports on the presence of MSG and 'high quantities of
Chicago residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against the city over the safety of its drinking water, claiming that “elevated and unsafe” levels of lead have contaminated their water supply for years
Irish Water has warned hundreds of householders in an area on the north side of Limerick City their water is not safe to drink. Representatives from the company have dropped leaflets around to homes in
