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Kerala: Newly elected MLAs administered oath of officeIn an event marking the start of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly, newly elected legislators swore their oaths on May 21. The oath-taki...
UP Cabinet expansion: Former BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary gets MSME, Manoj Pandey to take charge of Food and Civil SuppliesUttar Pradesh government has expanded its cabinet. New ministers and promoted leaders have been given important portfolios. This move stren...
New Mexico seeks $3.7 billion, changes to Meta platforms in youth harm trialNew Mexico is suing Meta Platforms, accusing it of harming young users. The state wants a judge to declare Meta's Facebook, Instagram, and ...
Britain, US are rewriting junk food policyBritain and the US are taking decisive action against unhealthy food marketing. Britain banned unhealthy food ads on TV before 9 pm and onl...
SC directs FSSAI to implement Front-of-Pack nutrition labels on packaged foodsThe Supreme Court of India has instructed FSSAI to implement front-of-pack nutrition labels on packaged foods, a move lauded by MP Milind D...
Mumbai MLA hostel caterer's licence suspended after 'stale' food claim by legislatorThe Maharashtra FDA suspended the license of Ajanta Caterers, the MLA hostel canteen operator, after Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad assaulted...
Trump signs the ‘big beautiful bill’ into law at July Fourth ceremonyIn a grand Independence Day event, President Donald Trump signed a major tax and spending bill. The bill extends tax cuts, reduces social p...
Rajya Sabha MPs seek stringent laws to check food adulterationDuring the Zero Hour, Naresh Agrawal (SP) raised the issue of growing menace of adulteration in food products including essential items suc...
FSSAI extends deadline for obtaining licence under Food Safety Act by 3 monthsIn terms of licensing and registration of food business, of the 50 million food units in the country, only about 3.3 million are licensed.
Food contamination kills 175,000 people in south east Asia each yearThe report has found that three in 10 children, under the age of five years, suffer from diarrhoea which is a major death among kids in the...
Food safety bill withdrawn from Rajya Sabha for further amendmentsHowever, the move to withdraw the bill was objected by P Rajeeve (CPI-M), who said it was under consideration of a Standing Committee.
Food Bill just a vote catching tool for Congress: BJP leaderThe UPA government's proposed Food Safety Bill is nothing more than a vote catching tool for Congress, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya said.
- Withdraw BRAI bill: Greenpeace to Centre
An environmental NGO today asked the government to withdraw the controversial Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill.
- 886 food samples found sub-standard in Delhi in 5 yrs
Delhi Government has lifted over 14,700 samples of food items from major markets in the last five years out of which 886 were found sub-sta...
- Government delays implementation of Food Safety law by 6 months
FSSAI has extended the time period given to so-called food business operators to comply with tough Food Safety & Standards Act to Feb 5, 20...
- Government plans legislation to standardise food packaging
The Centre is mulling bringing in a legislation to standardise packaging of food products, Consumer Affairs Minister K V Thomas said.
- China approves draft food safety law
Stung by food scandals, China today approved a draft law on food safety to plug "weak points" in production, processing, delivery, storage ...
- European food cos face tougher rules on health claims
European food and drink companies face new laws next year restricting the health-benefit claims they can make about their products, accordi...
- What is unique about Food Safety Bill ’05?
The Food Safety and Standards Bill ’05 is a new statute that integrates eight different food related laws, administered by different govern...
- Govt to put up an integrated food bill
The draft Integrated Food Bill will be placed before a group of ministers by the end of this month for its consideration.