Food Safety Laws

A person can be prosecuted for an act or omission constituting an offence under two different laws but cannot be sentenced twice for the same offence, the Supreme Court has said.

Expressing serious concern over adulteration of milk and dairy products, the Supreme Court today said "stringent measures", including amending the Food Safety and Standards Act and making it a penal offence, are needed to "combat" the menace.

The Supreme Court today sought response from Nestle and Maharashtra government on a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plea seeking a stay of the Bombay High Court order prohibiting food testing by the government labs not accredited under new food safety law.

The Bombay High Court today reserved its order till August 3 on a petition filed by Nestle India against orders of Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Food and Drugs Administration of Maharashtra banning Maggi as it contained lead beyond permissible limit.

A judge in Sao Paulo suspended a law banning the production and sale of foie gras within Brazil's largest city.

As more and more states test samples of Maggi noodles to find out whether it has high lead content or mono-sodium glutamate or MSG, a taste enhancer, questions are being raised about how packaged food items are given license in India and what role does the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) - the nodal agency which gives such appr...

The European Union's legislature has approved by a big margin a new law giving EU member states the power to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops even if they have been approved by the food safety authority of the 28-nation bloc.

Health Minister J P Nadda informed the Lok Sabha recently that laws to prevent food and milk adulteration will be made more stringent. "We propose to comprehensively review the Food Safety and Standards Act, Rules and Regulations to address the concerns...

Bottles of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. soft drinks in India still contained traces of pesticide, highlighting weak food safety laws in the country.

A person can be prosecuted for an act or omission constituting an offence under two different laws but cannot be sentenced twice for the same offence, the Supreme Court has said.

Expressing serious concern over adulteration of milk and dairy products, the Supreme Court today said "stringent measures", including amending the Food Safety and Standards Act and making it a penal offence, are needed to "combat" the menace.

The Supreme Court today sought response from Nestle and Maharashtra government on a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plea seeking a stay of the Bombay High Court order prohibiting food testing by the government labs not accredited under new food safety law.

The Bombay High Court today reserved its order till August 3 on a petition filed by Nestle India against orders of Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Food and Drugs Administration of Maharashtra banning Maggi as it contained lead beyond permissible limit.

A judge in Sao Paulo suspended a law banning the production and sale of foie gras within Brazil's largest city.

As more and more states test samples of Maggi noodles to find out whether it has high lead content or mono-sodium glutamate or MSG, a taste enhancer, questions are being raised about how packaged food items are given license in India and what role does the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) - the nodal agency which gives such appr...

The European Union's legislature has approved by a big margin a new law giving EU member states the power to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops even if they have been approved by the food safety authority of the 28-nation bloc.

Health Minister J P Nadda informed the Lok Sabha recently that laws to prevent food and milk adulteration will be made more stringent. "We propose to comprehensively review the Food Safety and Standards Act, Rules and Regulations to address the concerns...

Bottles of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. soft drinks in India still contained traces of pesticide, highlighting weak food safety laws in the country.