The Minister of State for Health, Faggan Singh Kulaste has announced in Parliament that heavy metals like lead, cadmium and chromium have been found in soft drinks like Sprite, Mountain Dew, 7 UP, Pepsi and Coca Cola. Samples of these soft drinks had been sent to the Kolkata National Test House for investigation and the […]
Contamination is a Growing Food Safety Concern
The WHO has stated that there is a need for more vigilance in food and water safety as contamination of these causes millions of deaths, including that of children. The use of pesticides and fertilizers has grown more than 150 percent in the past 50 years and therefore these have become major contaminants of food. […]
Are the Chocolates We Consume Contaminated or Adulterated?
Chocolates may be regarded as the world’s most popular snack food. An average American consumes over 4kg of chocolate annually, while in Switzerland, the world’s leading chocolate producer, a Swiss consumes over double this amount. Indians also have a sweet tooth and consume the considerable amount of sweets, including chocolates. However, it has recently come […]
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