The Centre for Science and Environment had claimed that the bread samples of top brands in Delhi contained cancer-causing chemicals -- potassium bromate and potassium iodate.
The ban will be in place for at least three months, according to an advisory issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), under the health and family welfare ministry.
Indian currency notes will soon bear the rupee symbol. It will also have extra security features.
Other noodle, pasta brands in scanner after Maggi.
Companies from Nestle and ITC to Hindustan Unilever and Patanjali have pledged to reduce use of unhealthy ingredients by five to 50 per cent
The Bombay High Court had revoked the ban on Maggi on October 19 paving the way for it to be back on shelves.
Caffeine levels in energy drinks cause of new discord.
ITC has stated its products have been found to be in compliance with all food safety regulations.
The government on Monday banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a CSE study that found its presence in bread as causing cancer.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that no "objectionable material" was found in Maggi noodles in the state after laboratory tests were conducted and hence no action was taken.
The government is in the process of finalising guidelines which have been drafted to deter the advertising industry from making unsubstantiated and misleading claims about their products.The guidelines are based on the recommendations of the committee set up by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to investigate claims made by Hindustan Unilever Ltd about 'Kissan Amaze'.
The development is significant for Nestle since arguments in the Bombay High Court over testing and sampling went in the company's favour, too.
Some packaged food makers have welcomed the move.
Chinese milk and milk products were found to have high content of melamine.
The matter is now expected to be raised with the PMO.
On June 5, FSSAI banned Maggi noodles.
The SC bench said the report of CFTRI, where the samples of Maggi noodles were tested following earlier orders of the court, will form the basis for the proceedings before the NCDRC.
Foods contaminated by newspaper ink raise serious health concerns since the ink contains multiple bioactive materials with known negative health effects, the advisory said.
In a bid to reduce the risk of heart ailments from intake of trans fat (TFA) packaged foods, the government is mulling a cap of 10 per cent on TFA in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, an autonomous statutory body administered by the ministry of health and family welfare, has come up with a draft on this that it has presented to the stakeholders. It plans to introduce the cap by January 2010.
Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Authority (FDA) says it has found excess lead in the Yippee noodles of domestic giant ITC.
In fresh troubles for Nestle over safety standards of its famous Maggi noodle brand, the Uttrakhand Food Safety Department has collected samples of the 'two-minute' noodles from the company's Pantanagar plant and other places in the state.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has rejected product approval applications of Tata Starbucks, Kellogg and McCain due to lack of sufficient supporting documents for safety assessment.
The new norms would clearly set the permissible limits of monosodium glutamate.
The study also found that most GM foods did not disclose the fact on the label. "A few also made false claims of being GM-free," the study by CSE said.
The Advertising Standards Authority yesterday ruled that the company has shown an 'unfair' comparison in the advertisements to claim that a selection of goods sold at its stores are cheaper than those of rival retailers Asda and Wm Morrison. ASA said that 'ads must not appear again in their current form,' as it found that 'both ads were likely to mislead.'
The iconic touch screen handset iPhone, it seems, is not as smart as it claims, with the United Kingdom advertising watchdog on Wednesday banning a television ad for over-hyping its Internet capabilities and misleading the consumers.
Samples of Mother Dairy milk last week were found to be contaminated.
Around 11,500 ingredients have been put on the website for the public opinion.
The advertisement is unnecessarily misleading the consumer and also derogatory and denigrating to the oil industry, SEA said
The bone of contention is product approvals, which pharma and neutraceuticals companies say cannot be re-introduced through the regulation route
Nestle India Ltd submitted to BSE a copy of the press statement.
This move gives clean chit to noodles and pastas containing MSG.
T N Seshan believed that toughness at every level is needed to keep the flock under him strictly duty bound, recalls Dr K S Parthasarathy, former secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
The move follows an arrangement with the dept of consumer affairs.
Maggi made a comeback in November after passing tests at three government labs.
Food companies would not need to seek product approval from FSSAI if they meet these norms
The lab has 18 scientists.
Celebrities endorsing Maggi can face action If Maggi is tested of high content of MSG.
Recent data on the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India show its commendable performance. But there is an urgent need to address certain issues related to the way it functions and its infrastructure, says A K Bhattacharya.
The FSSAI said Patanjali noodles, from the stable of entities owned by yoga guru Ramdev, had not been approved.
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