Page 2 - Food Adulteration

How companies were caught selling honey adulterated with sugar syrup

Chinese companies have "designed" the sugar syrup which is used to adulterate honey so that it can pass the Indian laboratory tests

Bitter Marico-Dabur war over honey adulteration offers food for thought

When the issue concerns people's health, it's more than just a clash of brands, says experts

Pure controversy

CSE's report on honey points to the need for better standards

Honey sold by major brands in India adulterated with sugar syrup: CSE

Environment watchdog Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) food researchers selected 13 top and smaller brands of processed and raw honey being sold in India to check their purity.

FSSAI collects cooking oil samples for quality tests to curb adulteration

Food safety regulator FSSAI on Friday said it has collected 4,500 samples of edible oils from across the country for quality testing, a move aimed at curbing sale of adulterated cooking oils in the market. The result of this nationwide quality survey is expected within a month, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said in a statement. The regulator said it has decided to intensify crackdown on the sale of adulterated edible oil with a pan-India surveillance of edible oil, both for the branded and unbranded oil samples. A quality survey was conducted during August 25-27 across all the states and Union Territories. "This nationwide survey, (was) carried out for the first time with over 4,500 samples covering a total of 16 varieties of edible oils, including mustard, coconut, palm, olive, and blended oil," the statement said. Various hilly as well as difficult terrains, including Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Daman & Diu as well as Andaman (UT) have been included as

Maharashtra govt wants life imprisonment for food adulteration offenders

Milk processing companies collect milk from farmers but it turns "poisonous" by the time it reaches consumers