Not only raw milk but even processed milk, including that of major brands, have failed to meet the prescribed quality and safety standards, food regulator FSSAI said in a study.
The regulator has listed six food businesses under high-risk categories -- dairy products, meat and meat products, fish and fish products, egg and egg products, food for infant nutrition and prepared food (catering).
Addressing the sixth stakeholder forum on scientific advances in food safety and food security, the FSSAI Chairperson Rita Teotia elaborated on the scale of challenges faced by India, where 1.3 billion population is vulnerable to both under and over nutrition.
The court said it was not granting an interim injunction without completion of pleadings, a procedure wherein documents and evidence submitted by both sides in the case are examined and admitted or denied before the matter is put up for hearing.
The petitioner requested the court to direct the Commissioner of the Food Safety Department to stop illegal slaughter of poultry in the national capital.
A mandatory food safety audit of the supply chain for e-commerce retail entities involved in retail of meat or meat products will also be conducted, it said.
"Organic foods have gained popularity because people have become aware of their benefits. They contain no chemical pesticides and fertilizers and are grown naturally with manure or compost.
Authorities said samples were collected in November last year and were sent for lab test, which had found ash content above the permissible limits of human consumption.
For instance, the draft Food Safety and Standards (Advertisement and Claims) Regulation lays down that term "fresh" can only be applied to products which have not been processed in any manner.
Nestle's ambitious 'health drive' will see the company reduce salt and sodium in Maggi and cut sugar by 10 pc in KitKat and dairy products
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday warned people that they are slowly being poisoned by cancer-causing agents and microbes by eating wrapping food items in newspaper. "Wrapping food in newspapers is
FSSAI, the food regulatory body of the country, has warned against using newspapers to pack or serve food.
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Mumbai: The Maharashtra government was going to file an appeal against the Bombay High Court's order lifting ban on Maggi noodles, state food and civil supplies minister Girish Bapat said today. The ban should stay,
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