As updated on August 20, 2015 The Honorable Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (August 19, 2015) has indicated that the FSSAI did not have the power to issue advisory on Food Product Approval. The Apex Court of India was hearing the case where Vital Nutraceuticals & Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association had challenged the FSSAI advisory on the grounds […]
The Tea Board of India Confirms that Indian Teas Are Totally Safe
Greenpeace India recently released a report which stated that Indian teas were not safe for consumers as they contained residues of pesticides. Tea Board of India denied these allegations and said that the report is misleading as Indian teas are produced under stringent standards and are totally safe for the consumer. Greenpeace claims that the […]
Greenpeace Tests Tea Samples in India and Reveals Presence of Harmful Pesticide Residue
The Indian arm of the environmental pressure group ‘Greenpeace India’, has recently announced that Indian teas were not safe for consumers as they contained pesticides. Greenpeace claimed that samples taken from some of the most well known and popular brands in India showed the presence of WHO classified ‘highly hazardous’ (Class IB) and ‘moderately hazardous’ […]
Health Minister Appeals to All State Chief Ministers to Take Further Steps to Ban Products that use Tobacco and Nicotine as Ingredients
Since the time, the Supreme Court has affirmed that gutka and paan masala can be termed as a food product, as many as 24 states in India have banned these products in their states, especially as Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011prohibits the use of tobacco and nicotine as ingredients […]
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