Is UN giving in to industry?

UN adopts resolution to fight chronic lifestyle diseases, without targets or commitments

Great Man's distortion

How we came to fear saturated fat

When McDonald’s ate crow

The UK’s longest case was a PR disaster for the fast food giant

Hidden industry hand

Attempts are on to derail UN initiative to declare noncommunicable diseases a global priority

Food safety mess

Traders say Food Safety and Standards Act rolls out red carpet for multinationals

How we are losing the battle

The results

The study

CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Laboratory tested 12 branded honey samples for 6 antibiotics. These antibiotics are reportedly used for disease …

Junk games and school children

Chayawanprash, an ayurvedic tonic has artificial sweetner

Say cheese to Brussels

The Satyam in our oil

PR companies give public face to corporate agenda

No to natural sweetener

Nature’s zero-calorie sweetener—stevia—kept out of Indian market

Singapore approves 16 species of insects including silkworms and grasshopper for human consumption

With the new announcement, the Singapore food industry is trying to capitalise on the opportunity to launch snacks and protein bars made of insects

COLANISATION'S DIRTY DOZEN

12 brands of cold drinks put to the test the coolest event of our times. They put to the test the most aggressive, glitzy, gutsy, premium, …

World Health assembly to discuss fat issues

What is healthy oil for our healthy bodies

Meat industry worst among food-based industries in terms of water management

New report says meat firms pollute groundwater and overuse water to farm their products

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

With profit-making still at the top of the food industry agenda, we need more than consumer power alone to achieve a truly sustainable food system

Vegetarians more likely to be depressed than meat-eaters – possible reasons

The vegetarian social experience may contribute to depression; depression may cause an increased likelihood of becoming vegetarian; or both …

FSSAI’s notification on standards for claims on packaged food to release next week

This is a follow-up of the earlier draft notification which was open for comments from March 2017. It will come into force in July next year

More to junk food than meets the eye

Sweets foiled by silver

A toxic conduit into the body

The China affair what it means to us