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Water, salt and sugar packs must contain warning on presence of micro or nano plastics: Madras High Court

Water, salt and sugar packs must contain warning on presence of micro or nano plastics: Madras High Court

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In a significant order, the Madras High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as well as the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to forewarn customers about the possible presence of micro and nano plastics (MNPs) in packaged drinking water, salt and sugar sold through Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles and in plastic packs. A special Division Bench of Justices N. Sathish Kumar and D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, constituted to hear forest and environment related issues, ordered that the labels on the PET bottles as well as the sugar and salt packets must contain the warning ‘This water may contain micro/nano plastics’ or ‘This salt/sugar may contain micro/nano plastics’ in red colour font of size 10. The Ministry, as well as FSSAI, were directed to issue an appropriate notification, in compliance of the court order, within four weeks and issue instructions to all companies that sell drinking water, salt and sugar in PET bottles and other plastic packaging to comply with the new labelling requirements scrupulously. The court also called …

Are You Really Drinking Tea? Food Regulator Clears The Air On What Counts As ‘Tea’ | India News

Are You Really Drinking Tea? Food Regulator Clears The Air On What Counts As ‘Tea’ | India News

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Last Updated:December 25, 2025, 17:00 IST The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) the authority said using the term ‘tea’ for other plant-based drinks is misleading and illegal. News18 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has clarified that only products made from the Camellia sinensis plant can legally be sold as “tea” in India. The move is aimed at curbing misleading labels in the rapidly expanding herbal and wellness drinks market. In a clarification issued on December 24, 2025, the food regulator said it had found several companies selling products such as herbal tea, flower tea and rooibos tea using the word “tea”, even though these items are not made from Camellia sinensis. “It has come to the notice of FSSAI that some Food Business Operators are marketing products that are not obtained from the plant Camellia sinensis under the name ‘Tea’,” the authority said. The regulator pointed out that the legal definition of tea is already clearly mentioned in food safety standards. “As per standards specified under the Food …

Ban on imported goods in army canteens spurs Make-in- India drive | Latest News India

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A ban imposed on the sale of imported items in Canteen Stores Department outlets (army canteens), which sell goods at subsidised rates to soldiers, ex-servicemen and their families, four years ago has spurred the Make in India initiative, with several firms now producing their wares in the country, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday. The sale of 431 directly imported items in CSD outlets across the country was stopped in October 2020. (Representative file photo) The sale of 431 directly imported items in CSD outlets across the country was stopped in October 2020 after the defence ministry passed an order to support the “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan” (self-reliant India movement), said one of the officials cited above on the condition of anonymity. “This has had a positive effect as many firms shifted their manufacturing to India. As a result, 255 of the 421 items that were banned have been reintroduced in CSD,” said a second official, who also asked not to be named. The CSD’s catalogue includes various products like cars, two-wheelers, liquor, white …

2 Fall Ill After Having Food From Noida McDonald’s, Theobroma, Probe On

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Complaints were lodged with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (Representational) Noida: The Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (FDA) officials collected samples from an outlet of McDonald’s in Noida Sector 18 and Theobroma bakery in Sector 104 following a complaint by a consumer who fell sick allegedly after consuming food items from these outlets, officials said on Monday. The complaints were lodged with the Food Safety Connect portal of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), officials said. According to officials, the complaint against the McDonald’s outlet in Noida Sector 18 is that a consumer fell sick after consuming a burger and french fries from the outlet. Following the complaint, a team of the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA), Gautam Buddh Nagar, immediately took action and visited McDonald’s at Noida Sector 18 to collect the samples. “We got a complaint on the portal against McDonald’s. The customer fell ill after consuming aloo tikki and french fries. We have taken action in this regard and taken samples of palm oil, …