\"A five-member team of the food department is conducting regular checks by sending suspicious food items to the laboratory for testing. If any sub-standard or unsafe food item is found, the person will be dealt with as per rules,\" said JP Singh, chief f
Reportedly, after this incident the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, UT Khader said the department will issue a notice to the multinational food joint KFC.
FSSAI, in June had banned Maggi noodle product says it was \"unsafe and hazardous\" for consumption after finding lead levels beyond permissible limits. The company had withdrawn the instant noodle brand from the market.
The Secretary also asked the industry to utilise the Rs 2,000 crore corpus under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for lending to food processing industries in mega food parks and designated food parks.
On Friday, the government said it has found residues of unapproved pesticides in vegetables, fruits, milk and other food items collected from various retail and wholesale outlets across the country.
The draft intends to broaden the definitions of traditional food and proprietary food that \"food with additives added with a view to preserve such food and provide it with a distinct aroma or flavour or taste and a shelf life...,\" according to the propo