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Food safety is a critical concern worldwide, and among the various contaminants, heavy metals pose significant health risks. These metals, including lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic, can accumulate in the human body over time, leading to chronic health issues. This essay explores the sources, health effects, detection methods, and preventive measures related to metal contamination in foods. Read More

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Read More

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has elevated the status of food packaging materials from a “non-critical” to a “critical” parameter in its official inspection checklist for food businesses. Read More

In order to incentivise the farmers contributing for the enhancement of domestic production of pulses and to reduce the dependence on imports, Government has approved the procurement of Tur, Urad and Masur under Price Support Scheme (PSS) equivalent to 100% of the production of the state for the procurement year 2024-25. Read More

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced the launch of Liquid I.V. in India, the No.1 powdered hydration brand in the United States and the largest brand in Unilever’s Health & Wellbeing Collective, a global business focused on the fast-growing vitamins, minerals, and supplements (VMS) market. Read More

The Tamil Nadu government will take steps to explore the possibility of getting a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for a tamarind variety from Pennagaram in Dharmapuri district, Minister T.M. Anbarasan said in the Assembly. Read More 

Federal officials say the FDA will begin phasing out approval of synthetic food dyes that are petroleum based. Read More

India must embrace genetically modified (GM) edible oil crops to achieve self-sufficiency and reduce its import dependence, said Niti Aayog member and noted agriculture economist Ramesh Chand. He stressed the need for modern technologies like GM varieties to boost agricultural productivity and suggested strict labelling norms to protect consumer choice. Read More

The Supreme Court of India has asked the FSSAI to file a status report in three months with respect to the consultations on the draft amendment of FSS Labelling and Display Regulations. Read More

The current Administration has talked a lot about “Making America Healthy Again” in the fight to reduce chronic disease. Now, the FDA has an opportunity to show that it’s serious about Americans’ health — by finalizing a rule that would require strong front-of-package nutrition labels across the food supply.  Read More