DCGI takes BIG step for rollout of foreign vaccines in India

India's apex drug regulator has waived the requirement of testing every batch of foreign-made COVID-19 vaccines by the Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli and post-launch bridging trials for such......

Novovax Covid vaccine likely to get nod in India ahead of US

Adar Poonawalla said he was hopeful that Covovax, the Novavax vaccine made by SII, will be launched around October this year for adults and for children by the first quarter of next year, depending......

Can Rishi Beat Race To Become PM?

Will Empire strike back to prevent a game changing election result, asks T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: Conservative party leadership finalists Rishi Sunak, right, and Liz Truss before taking part in the......

Cipla gets nod to import Moderna vaccine for emergency use in India

India's drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India has granted permission to Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Cipla to import Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in the......

Minister blames regulator for inducing 'fear' in food industry

The ministry of food processing has decided to set up a task force to help companies cope with the prevailing environment following an order by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for......

'Fat tax' could be levied on junk food!

The British government may levy "fat tax" on junk food and sugary drinks in a bid to reduce obesity among consumers and reduce fiscal deficit, a media report said. According to The Telegraph, the......

EU reports Basmati adulteration

The European Union including the United Kingdom has expressed concern over alleged adulteration of Basmati, the world's costliest rice, imported into the region and undertaken its own research to......

Does India's food regulator remind us of the 'inspector raj'?

  FSSAI has to move to a system of approving ingredients, instead of productsEvery time Swati buys noodles, pasta, biscuits or other snacks from her neighbourhood store, she looks for that......