-IANS The Delhi high court Wednesday took suo moto cognizance of media reports that 70 per cent of the Milk in the national capital was adulterated and issued notice to the city government's food adulteration department and the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Acting Justice AK Sikri and Justice Rajiv Shah sought a response from the central and state governments by Jan 25. The court took note of a report filed...
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Around 13% of food samples found contaminated nationwide by Kounteya Sinha
After Milk, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has found contamination to be quite common among food items across the country. A comparative analysis has shown adulteration rates as high as 40% in Chhattisgarh, 34% in Uttarakhand, 29% in Uttar Pradesh, 23% in Rajasthan and 20% in West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh. Besides, nearly 17% of the food samples tested in Bihar and Chandigarh, 16% in Nagaland, 15% in...
More »70% of Milk in Delhi, country is adulterated by Kounteya Sinha
Beware, your daily glass of good health could actually be doing you harm. As much as 70% of Milk samples picked up from the capital by a government agency failed to conform to standards. Of the 71 samples randomly taken from Delhi for testing by the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), 50 were found to be contaminated with glucose and skim Milk powder (SMP), which is usually added to...
More »India drinks Milk & detergent! by Archana Jyoti
It is official now. Indians are consuming adulterated Milk containing detergent which not only has a very less nutritious value but is also health hazardous, a recent Government survey has revealed. In its first-ever national survey on Milk adulteration 2011, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) found that of the total 1,791 samples tested throughout the country, at least over 68 per cent i.e. 1,226 samples were either diluted...
More »BJP’s cow dung gems: stops C-sec, n-radiation by Milind Ghatwai
* Only those inside houses coated with cow dung escaped the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. * There are only two ways to remain insulated from nuclear radiation, and one of them is application of cow dung. * Using cow dung can ensure normal delivery instead of C-section. * Those who drink the Milk of jersey cow and buffaloes commit more crime than those who consume only desi cow’s Milk. * Only the cow can...
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