Trade in processed food
Access to safe and nutritious food is essential for good health and is linked to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 2: Zero Hunger
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
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World Health Day: Your child may be a diabetic!
Diabetes has been growing at an alarming rate in India. Unfortunately, children are also at increasing risk of developing both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Worldwide, most common type of diabetes in children