Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:48
To check food adulteration, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said state government will introduce a bill in the upcoming Assembly session for awarding "severest of severe" punishment.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 17:20
In a crackdown on sale of adulterated food items in Jammu city during the festive season, the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) today sealed seven sweet shops in the city.
Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 18:41
Bangladesh cabinet on Monday approved a new law with a provision of seven years jail term to tackle food adulteration.
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 22:25
Adulteration of food is a menace to the society and the perpetrators cannot be let off lightly, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 13:48
As per the data released by the FSSAI, the high percentage of adulteration in food samples puts a question mark on the safety measures.
Last Updated: Friday, July 22, 2011, 18:04
By changing its colour in the presence of particular gases, Rhodium can warn consumers if packaged food has been tampered with.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 13:18
A city court has upheld a year-long jail term to a grocer, caught selling adulterated `arhar dal` by mixing a banned colouring agent `metanil yellow`, known for its brain damaging potentials.
Last Updated: Sunday, February 13, 2011, 11:18
Stepping up efforts for detection of adulterated food items and advocating preventive measures, the district authority here would soon launch an awareness programme in various city schools.
Last Updated: Monday, December 13, 2010, 15:50
Gujarat High Court has come down heavily on the state government for being slow in allowing tests and subsequent prosecution in food adulteration cases, which results in a case being quashed or the accused being acquitted.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 28, 2010, 11:56
In the wake of the upcoming Diwali festival, the Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Authority will launch a special state-wide campaign against sale and manufacturing of adulterated edible items, vegetable oils and ghee.
Last Updated: Friday, September 17, 2010, 12:47
Over 482 persons were arrested and action has been initiated against 59 others by Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for their involvement in adulteration of eatables, officials said.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 16:15
Describing food adulteration as "cancer", the Central government today put the onus of dealing with the problem on states.
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