This Storage Mistake Ruins Fruit and Vegetables Sooner Than ExpectedFood waste from fruits and vegetables is a common kitchen problem. Research shows improper storage, especially mixing ethylene-producing fr...
07 Apr, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Is your milk safe? Know about coliform bacteria that is allegedly being linked to packaged milk?Is your milk safety under the scanner? Recently, milk pouches were found to have coliform levels 98 times higher than FSSAI’s prescribed li...
13 Feb, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Mumbai's love-hate relationship with pigeons: Why thousands are taking to the streets after ban on 'kabutarkhanas'Mumbai's decades-long relationship with pigeons faces upheaval after a court ban on public feeding due to health and heritage concerns. The...
05 Aug, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
FDA issues highest-level recall for Alma Pak organic blueberries over Listeria contaminationThe FDA has issued a Class I recall for Alma Pak International LLC's organic blueberries after Listeria monocytogenes was detected. This re...
03 Jul, 2025, 06.11 AM IST
Kristi Noem hospitalized under alarming circumstances — was a lab visit with RFK Jr. the main reason?Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, was hospitalized for an allergic reaction shortly after touring a high-level biohazard lab wit...
19 Jun, 2025, 03.05 AM IST
MCD planning to propose ban on pigeon feeding spots in Delhi over health concernsThe Municipal Corporation of Delhi is proposing a ban on pigeon-feeding spots due to health risks from bird droppings, which can carry path...
26 Oct, 2024, 03.02 PM IST
Pneumonia, kidney failure, and more: Your kitchen sponge could slowly be killing youKitchen sponges, often used to maintain cleanliness, can harbour more bacteria than toilet seats. Studies reveal they can host up to 54 bil...
17 Sep, 2024, 05.28 PM IST
Spices Board formulates comprehensive guidelines for exporters to prevent ETO contaminationThe Spices Board has released comprehensive guidelines for exporters to prevent ethylene oxide contamination in Indian spice products, foll...
10 May, 2024, 09.38 PM IST
Don't pack food in newspapers. It can give you cancer!Using newspapers to wrap food can cause serious and harmful health issues. The ink used in newspapers contain hazardous chemicals that may ...
21 Jun, 2023, 10.28 AM IST
Elon Musk's Neuralink may have illegally transported pathogens, animal advocates sayWhile Neuralink's partnership with UC Davis ended in 2020, PCRM said the company continues to employ the neurosurgeon who oversaw the exper...
09 Feb, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
Microplastics in sewage become 'hubs' for drug-resistant bacteria: StudyAccording to the scientists, including those from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in the US, these plastic particles less tha...
26 Mar, 2021, 05.30 PM IST
Keep washing your hands: A study shows that coronavirus may survive on skin for 9 hoursThe influenza A virus (IAV), in contrast, remained viable on human skin for nearly two hours.
09 Oct, 2020, 06.42 PM IST
Are notes in your pocket making you sick? Traders body wants Arun Jaitley to investigateThe traders' body quoted findings from various studies which claimed the notes were contaminated with disease causing pathogens and warned ...
02 Sep, 2018, 04.43 PM IST
- NASA plans to fight fungus to keep space travellers safe
Washington, July 11 (IANS) To keep space travellers safe, NASA researchers are taking steps to fight fungus as prolonged stay in closed hab...
11 Jul, 2017, 05.32 PM IST
Astronauts in Mars habitats may face fungal infection risk: NASA reportHuman presence in closed habitats is associated with changes in the composition of the fungal community - the mycobiome - that grows on sur...
11 Jul, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
Government for building IHR capacities at state level"There is a need for greater attention on building capacities at state level, particularly for hospital preparedness, infection control and...
19 Nov, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
PIL seeks testing food from retail outlets selling KFC, Nestle, and other brandsPetitioner R Devarishi, an advocate, also sought similar action on YUM products, KurKure, Heavens Chickens and Marrybrown.
22 Jul, 2015, 11.12 PM IST