Regulator's nod assumed more importance after the Maggi issue.
The top court was hearing a batch of pleas challenging the direction given by the Jammu and Kashmir high court.
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.
A sub-group has been formed to amend rules that govern safety standards at eating establishments
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.
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".
The lawyer had urged the court to hear the matter urgently.
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.
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.
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.
These organisations said their campaign will continue till the display of such certification on their products are banned.
Maggi was banned by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India in June 2015 for five months for allegedly containing lead beyond permissible limits
Health experts express concern about the unsupervised consumption of dietary supplements, warning poor-quality products can affect cardiovascular health and kidneys.
Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved Ltd has been served notice by the government for violating food safety norms in manufacturing atta noodles
Chicken and other varieties of poultry birds fall in the 'animal' category under the Food Safety and Standards Act, the Gujarat government told the high court on Friday.
As severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' initiated its landfall process between the coasts of Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal on Sunday evening, authorities took swift action, evacuating over 1 lakh people from vulnerable areas of the state to safety.
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'.
Maggi controversy seems far from ending, now Tamil Nadu starts scrutiny.
Food safety has hit headlines in India after government food safety inspectors found excess lead in packets of Nestle's Maggi instant noodles.
The company said it will use other FSSAI-approved ingredients.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received Bhutan's highest civilian award, the 'Order of the Druk Gyalpo', making him the first foreign Head of the Government to receive the honour.
Singapore has allowed the sale of Maggi noodles manufactured in India.
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.
Comments are being sought on this draft.
The manhunt for the terrorists responsible for the ambush in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, which resulted in the tragic death of five army personnel, has led to the detention of a truck driver and 50 others for questioning, officials said on Wednesday.
The high court had given the company six weeks for retesting.
On August 13, Bombay High Court lifted the ban on nine variants of the fast food.
How can 'first food' meet the challenge posed by factory-made 'fast foods' which are backed by marketing money and often come with 'traditional taste' tags attached to them? The first step would be to preserve knowledge about first foods, says Dinesh C Sharma.
Exhausted but elated, around 600 Indian students, who waged a tough battle for survival before being pulled out of war-battered Ukrainian city of Sumy, are now on way to Poland on a train from where they will be flown back home likely on Thursday.
Neslte which did brisk business in India, with 30 per cent revenue coming from Maggi alone, has not taken a big hit.
The Maggi controversy is likely to be a stepping stone in the evolution of country's packaged and processed food industry.
More than 10 states have imposed a ban on the sales of Maggi.
According to The New York Times, this move means that many highly vulnerable people will begin receiving the vaccine within days. It further called the authorisation by the FDA as a 'historic turning point' as the US death toll from the Wuhan-originated virus nears 300,000.
Iron-rich noodles and vitamin-rich beverages are some products launched by segment majors
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