India has expressed concern to the US authorities over the treatment of deportees on a flight that landed on February 5, particularly with respect to the use of shackles, especially on women. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has also registered its concerns regarding the need to accommodate the religious sensitivities and food preferences of the deportees. The US side has confirmed that no women or children were restrained on the deportation flights that landed in India on 15th and 16th February, 2025.
The government is formulating guidelines on the use of ethylene oxide (ETO) in samples of spices for the domestic market and exports, people aware of the matter said, as it plans to step up efforts to make quality checks more stringent. ETO, a flammable, colourless gas, is typically used as a disinfectant. It is also used as a sterilising agent and an insecticide to reduce microbial contamination in spices. However, its use is considered carcinogenic, beyond permissible limits.
FSSAI assured the court that all requirements under the Act shall be complied with fully.
Around 11,500 ingredients have been put on the website for the public opinion.
Semicarbazide has been linked to cancers, liver damage, miscarriages and birth deformities in animals.
The Comptroller and Auditor General in 2012-13 had made certain observation in a report and 'we are improving it', he said.
While Reliance Retail did not comment, sources said the company will have to follow order, at least in Delhi.
Nestle is confident of getting back Maggi on India shelves.
She maintains the food company ignored her advice on various issues.
The court said a social media influencer is expected not to try to play the role of a professional without any backing to substantiate what is being shared by them.
FSSAI will put the draft guidelines in front of a seven-member expert committee.
Some packaged food makers have welcomed the move.
Nestle India currently exports Maggi noodles to Canada, UK, Singapore and Kenya and to third parties in the US, Australia and New Zealand
The Supreme Court on Friday set up a five-member independent SIT to probe the allegations of animal fat used in preparing Tirupati laddus to "assuage the feelings of crores of people" while making clear that the court cannot be used as a "political battleground".
It takes 6 to 8 months after the approval for a product to hit stores.
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.
The UK Food Standards Agency had asked for test reports from India.
Adityanath asked the chief secretary and the director general of police to conduct a thorough review of the Maha Kumbh Mela arrangements on Thursday. "Every aspect related to security and public convenience must be carefully examined to ensure seamless arrangements for Basant Panchami," he said.
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.
Regulator's nod assumed more importance after the Maggi issue.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has mandated to reduce the limit of industrially produced trans-fats, to not more than 2 per cent to make the country free from the industrially-produced trans-fats by 2022, a year-ahead of the WHO guidelines, the regulator said in a statement.
The Delhi high court has directed a Noida resident to remove her social media posts that alleged she found a centipede in a tub of Amul ice cream bought by her.
The controversy erupted after the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation -- which sells dairy products in brand name Aavin -- declined to use the Hindi term 'Dahi' in its printed sachets as directed by FSSAI and said that it would only stick to the Tamil word 'Thayir'.
The top court was hearing a batch of pleas challenging the direction given by the Jammu and Kashmir high court.
A sub-group has been formed to amend rules that govern safety standards at eating establishments
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 lawyer had urged the court to hear the matter urgently.
Land, houses and other infrastructure facilities required for the rehabilitation procedure would be constructed at the earliest, the authorities said.
Use of non-vegetarian ingredients and labelling them vegetarian would offend religious and cultural sentiments of strict vegetarians and interfere in their right to freely profess their religion, the Delhi high court has said.
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In a statement, the state government alleged 'malicious attempts' to discourage the use of products lacking a halal certificate not only seek 'unfair financial benefits' but also form part of a 'pre-planned strategy to sow class hatred, create divisions in society, and weaken the country' by "anti-national elements".
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's track-record suggests it is industry-friendly, not pro-consumer.
Food and grocery a favourite category for e-commerce players.
India consistently ranked among the top three countries whose products were rejected for import by the regulator.
Nestle India has been arguing that ban order was arbitrary.
As Odisha and West Bengal are bracing for a severe cyclonic storm, governments of both states started evacuating people and while deciding to close educational institutions in vulnerable areas.
In view of the discharge of water from the Khadakwasla, Mulshi, Pavana and other dams in the Pune region, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde directed authorities to be alert and shift people from dangerous zones to safer places.
Maggi was banned by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India in June 2015 for five months for allegedly containing lead beyond permissible limits
Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved Ltd has been served notice by the government for violating food safety norms in manufacturing atta noodles
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