Tips to check quality of some common foods

Some simple tests to check oil, honey, sugar and other items for adulteration

IN SHORT

In short

US food authorities pander to drug companies

Chayawanprash, an ayurvedic tonic has artificial sweetner

The Satyam in our oil

No labelling for GM food

New food safety regulation ignores it despite a four-year-old law

Experts ask for less junk food ads, more sustainable production

National Conclave on Food starts with discussions on good food practices

EU bans Indian guar gum

World Health assembly to discuss fat issues

What is healthy oil for our healthy bodies

Billed to confuse

A new bill leaves little scope for dissent on GMOs

Cola gets an artist going

A mastadon rages on

The China affair what it means to us

In short

US tightens quality control on Chinese fish

Control your food. It is your business

Seeking Food Sovereignty

With a pinch of salt

Fast food can be made less salty, finds research. But companies refuse to do so

The Honey Trap

Investigation into the business of adulteration of honey

Poor regulators do not a rich country make

FSSAI halves maximum limit for trans fatty acids in oils

It is now up to the industry to comply with these new standards in the stipulated time

How do you like your food, sir?

China rubbishes contamination allegations

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