Brands that make unhealthy foods will be able to get round the government’s junk food advertising ban if their adverts don’t show products that break the rules. From October 2025, foods that are high in fat or sugar will not be able to be advertised on television before 9pm, or in paid online advertising. But … Read more
Getty Images Certain types of porridge with added sugar are classified as “junk food” under the ban – though porridge products with no added sugar, salt or fat are exempt. Certain types of porridge, crumpets and breakfast cereals are included in a list of products that fall under a new junk food advertising ban. The … Read more
Food safety officers inspected the premises of K2 King Aqua and Beverages in Kacheguda on Thursday, November 14, 2024 | Photo Credit: In a major crackdown on sub-standard bottled water, food safety officers inspected the premises of K2 King Aqua and Beverages in Kacheguda on Thursday (November 14, 2024) and seized over 19,000 litres of … Read more
Much of the food we eat is grown with synthetic fertilizer, which is a huge source of climate change. But now, a seed with DNA-modified bacteria is reducing the amount of synthetic fertilizer that farmers have to apply to their fields. Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains. Source link
Anna Samuel | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Anna Samuel gifted her a father-in-law a potted succulent on his birthday. He kept it on a shelf with his collection of cacti. “When it was time to cut the birthday cake, I brought it to the table. That is when he realised it was a cake!” says … Read more
BBC We are now in the era of weight-loss drugs. Decisions on how these drugs will be used look likely to shape our future health and even what our society might look like. And, as researchers are finding, they are already toppling the belief that obesity is simply a moral failing of the weak-willed. Weight-loss … Read more
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Sugar content in packaged baby foods, safeguarding consumer rights in the banking sector and rising prices of medicines are some of the issues that have come under the scanner of the Parliamentary panels. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, chaired … Read more
A file photo of normal and fortified rice. According to advocacy groups, all food products must carry warning labels so that vulnerable groups can avoid fortified foods. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) draft notification on an amendment to remove crucial warning labels on iron-fortified food products for individuals with thalassemia and … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu A food delivery man was killed after a high-end car driven by a senior executive of a private firm hit the two-wheeler he was riding in Pune in the early hours of Friday (October 11, 2024), police said. “Ayush Tayal (34), who was driving the car, … Read more
Students of a government college, who fell sick due to suspected food poisoning after having dinner at their hostel, being brought to a hospital for treatment, in Latur, Maharashtra, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. Nearly 50 female students were hospitalised for suspected food poisoning. | Photo Credit: PTI All 54 female students who were admitted … Read more