COVID and Coronavirus: Truth v/s Myth
- A to Z, General, Health & Wellness
- April 24, 2021
Report Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is set to investigate e-commerce and fast commerce platforms for potential violations of the Food Safety and Standards Amendment Regulations 2020. This legislation requires platforms and sellers to list and deliver food products with at least 30 per cent of their shelf life remaining or no
READ MOREReport On Thursday, major U.S. fast-food chains temporarily removed fresh onions from their menus, identifying the vegetable as the probable cause of an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s (MCD.N). This incident underscores a persistent challenge for restaurants: preventing contamination in fresh produce, which has become a bigger concern than beef safety. The outbreak at
READ MOREReport Authorities in Bhopal confiscated fake mawa from the Agra-Chambal area prior to Diwali. Ten quintals of mawa were seized by Bajaria police at the Bhopal railway station on Thursday morning. It was discovered in a truck bearing the registration plate MP-04-LD-7711. The samples have been gathered for testing by food safety inspectors. The district
READ MOREReport Tests in six districts of Chhattisgarh have reportedly revealed uranium levels in drinking water that are three to four times higher than the government’s limit of 30 micrograms per litre and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) limit of 15 micrograms per litre. This raises concerns over the risk of kidney illnesses, respiratory problems, and
READ MOREReport In the United States, Federal health officials reported on Tuesday that E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people across 10 states, resulting in one death and 10 hospitalizations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that an older individual in Colorado died, while
READ MOREReport Officials in Saharanpur uncovered a major public health threat when they seized 800 kilograms of counterfeit tomato sauce from an illicit factory. This unregulated facility produced fake tomato sauce in bulk using artificial red dyes and arrowroot powder. Disturbingly, the so-called “sauce” contained no real tomatoes or natural ingredients, raising serious health concerns for
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