Lead in Maggi shows how dangerous Indian food standards are
There seems to be a problem with India’s Food safety and standards. This comes in the wake of Nestle admitting that the lead in Maggi noodles is below the Indian standard.
Domino’s says NO to antibiotic misuse in chicken - CSE applauds the move, which is the first of its kind in the country
Report on Food Labelling, Claims and Advertisements
Pullela Gopichand is a national hero, but not just because he has pains takingly coached two badminton Olympic medalists–first Saina Nehwal and now P V Sindhu.
Chicken comes home to roost
What should I eat now? Is there nothing that is safe?” This is what I am asked every time the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) does a study on toxins in food. It is a fact that our food is becoming unhealthy—not because of deliberate adulteration but because we are choosing to produce it in unsafe ways. India is at the beginning of industrial food production focused on efficiency and profits, and not on consumer safety, so it still has a choice to get it right. Why should the country not exercise its right to food that secures livelihoods and nutrition?
Photo Gallery: For Safety
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How do you like your food, sir?
My local vegetable vendor sells ordinary lemons packed in plastic bags. It got me thinking if this is a sign of improving standards of food safety and hygiene. After all if we go to any supermarket in the rich and food-processed world, we will find food neatly packed so that there is no contamination through human hands. Then there is the army of food inspectors, who check everything from the processing plant to the supplies in restaurants.
State of pesticide regulations in India
The pesticides’ regulations in India are governed by two different bodies: the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIBRC) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
Food Safety Mess
Traders say Food Safety and Standards Act rolls out red carpet for multinationals
Energy Drinks samples tested
The Pollution Monitoring Laboratory of Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) tested samples of eight brands of energy drinks. The aim was to check the standards energy drinks were following. The results showed that the caffeine levels in most brands exceeded 145 ppm. Only two brands—XXX Rejuve and XXX Nicofix— stuck to the 145 ppm limit (See ‘Energy drinks report card’).
Caffeine content of Energy Drinks
Pollution Monitoring Laboratory of CSE The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental organization based in NewDelhi, has set up the Pollution Monitoring Laboratory (PML) to monitor environmental pollution.
When business rules our kitchens
Once again there is a food safety scare. A deadly strain of E coli bacterium has hit Germany, where it has taken the lives of 25 people and affected another 2,300 till date. German food inspectors on the trail of the source of contamination have as yet made two errors—blaming Spanish cucumbers and then organic bean sprouts—but no breakthrough.
What's in your Honey?
Ayurveda prescribes it for a range of ailments. People eat it for rejuvenation and boosting immunity. An Indian homemaker’s kitchen shelf is incomplete without a jar of this amber liquid.
Think before you drink
By Savvy Soumya Misra Studies confirm energy drinks like Red Bull can be unsafe. India yet to limit their caffeine content
Red Bull untamed
By: Savvy Soumya Misra
Control your food. It is your business
Our control over our food and our health requires inventive institutional reordering and new ideas about the way food regulations work.