Union Minister Paswan highlighted spices’ historic role in India’s trade and their vast untapped potential beyond culinary use.

Invisible risks lurk on popular fruits in India. Pesticide residues are a growing health concern. Studies show these chemicals can enter th...

Ensuring consumer safety through rigorous testing and natural farming practices is essential for India to maintain its global reputation, s...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) stated that India maintains some of the strictest maximum residue limits (MRLs) fo...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has clarified that it allows 10 times more pesticide residue levels in herbs and s...

Terming the import of large quantities of pharmaceutical ingredients as "unfortunate", government said it plans to boost their production.

In vegetables, the ministry detected residues of non- approved pesticides such as acephate, bifenthrin, triazofos, acetamiprid, metalaxyl.

Most of the vegetables showed relatively higher pesticide residue detection in rainy season followed by summer and winter seasons, it said.

The organic vegetables tested positive to pesticides include brinjal, ladyfinger, tomato, capsicum, chiili, cabbage, cauliflower, coriander...

South India tea planters strictly followed the guidelines given by UPASI Tea Research Foundation, Peter Mathias said in a release.

The use of pesticides is so common that the term pesticide is often treated as synonymous with plant protection product. Undoubtedly, this ...

Favouring intensified monitoring of pesticides in Delhi, the expert committee set by HC suggested establishing special cell.

The exporters will advice them to adopt good agriculture practice by controlling the pesticide residues or face rejection by exporters.

In an effort to regulate pomegranate exports, the Agricultural and Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) is planning to monito...

In an effort to regulate pomegranate exports, the APEDA is planning to monitor the level of pesticide residues in the fruit.

Government on Wednesday proposed amendments in Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules (PFA) to prescribe limits for certain pesticides in di...

The Rs 2,500 crore Indian pesticide industry association, Agrochemicals Promotion Group (APG), said on Friday that the residue of pesticide...