Unlawful Entry: Illegal GM in our food
In a first study of its kind for India, New Delhi-based research and advocacy body Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has exposedlarge-scale illegal presence and sale of genetically modified (GM)
Processed Foods
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Genetically Modified Processed Food in India
Foods produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are referred to as genetically modified (GM) foods. The safety of GM foods has been a matter of concern. The Food Safety and Standards Authority
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Pathways and mechanisms linking dietary components to cardiometabolic disease: thinking beyond calories
<p>Calories from any food have the potential to increase risk for obesity and cardiometabolic disease because all calories can directly contribute to positive energy balance and fat gain. However, various
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Report of the Expert Group on issue of high Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) and its health effects on Indian population
<p>To address holistically the issue of High Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) in food and associated health risks, FSSAI constituted an Expert Group to drat a report. The major constituents of foods namely high
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Potassium Bromate in Breads, 22/07/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Potassium Bromate in Breads, 22/07/2016. The Government is aware of the study by the Centre for Science and Environment. Potassium bromate was earlier permitted to be used
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First-year evaluation of Mexico’s tax on nonessential energy-dense foods: An observational study
<p>In an effort to prevent continued increases in obesity and diabetes, in January 2014, the Mexican government implemented an 8% tax on nonessential foods with energy density ≥275 kcal/100 g and a
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What’s in our bread?: CSE’s new study points to presence of possible cancer-causing chemical in bread
One of urban India’s staple food products – the bread that we buy off the shelves every day – could be laced with toxic chemicals which are serious health hazards, finds a new study done in Delhi by Centre
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Potassium Bromate/Iodate in Bread and Bakery Product: CSE study results and recommendations
Use of chemical food additives is a common practice in packaged and processed foods. Not all of them are safe. One such additive is potassium bromate (KBrO3) which, until over two decades ago, was routinely
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Potassium Bromate or Potassium Iodate in Bread
Bread industry uses potassium bromate and potassium iodate, substances that are banned in many countries, but not in India; Indian regulators must act immediately and ban them CSE’s new study tests bread
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Plates, pyramids, planet: developments in national healthy and sustainable dietary guidelines- a state of play assessment
The “Plates, Pyramids, Planet” report evaluates government-issued food guidelines from across the globe, looking in particular at whether they make links to environmental sustainability in addition to