The last meal of rice, beans and potato curry for 21 primary school children in India’s northeastern state of Bihar was likely contaminated with an insecticide, according to government
For the first time, street food vendors in India will soon be required to meet a set of sanitation regulations, announced the government Tuesday. Street food is a popular option
The company in India that supplied the yellowfin tuna implicated in the multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to sushi is recalling 22-lb. cases of frozen tuna strips because they,
Two food poisoning incidents in separate areas of India are getting attention for the large numbers of people sickened. The exact source of the illnesses remain unknown.
Local residents in
The United States took the first step Tuesday toward formally challenging India’s longtime ban on U.S. poultry products before the World Trade Organization.
“Over the last few years,
A new study by food safety officials in India found that a high percentage of milk in the country is either watered down or adulterated with dangerous additives, according to
The Indian government is adding an extra layer of security to the food for President Obama’s visit to this weekend. In addition to the normal presidential food safety protocols,
As India prepares to host the international Commonwealth Games this fall, the country is ramping up its food safety standards. A program called the “Safe Food Destination” has begun educating
The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India’s initiative to accredit food establishments has found no takers, since not a single eatery has responded to the authority’s offer
Researchers in Boston recently tested imported spices and food products in 15 Indian specialty stores and found a quarter of the samples contained more than 1 microgram of lead per
On Tuesday, India denied permission for commercial cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified (GM) vegetable crop. Amid controversy and protest, the Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh deemed