First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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Contaminated milk
High levels of flame retardants present
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Tamil Nadu minister backs Cauvery polluter
cauvery river is heavily polluted. A recent study has found high levels of dioxins and furans in the drains joining the river. The study has implicated Chemplast Sanmar, a local company into
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Poisoned staple
Death, food shortage in Kenya due to aflatoxin infected maize
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A flavour of risk
Caffeine in soft drinks linked to high blood pressure
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Foul delight
Chicken laced with arsenic
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Power off
Pesticides can affect the cells
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Landfill emissions poison breastmilk
After finding high levels of dioxin related compounds in breast milk of women living near landfills, a Vadodara based non governmental organisation intends to file a public interest litigation PIL against the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and the Vado
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In Court
toxic pool: The Local Area Environment Committee (LAEC) recently termed the Eloor and Edayar indus trial belt in Kochi, Kerala, a "toxic hot spot' filled with heavy metals and pesticides.
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Bytes
calling trouble: As per a study of Sweden-based Karolinska Institutet, 10 or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of acoustic neuroma, a tumour on the auditory nerve. no more
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Hookah, chillum more toxic than cigarette
Jaipur, October 2 Traditional hookah and chillum are more injurious to health than cigarette, a study has said. The study underlines that the old mode of smoking is much more toxic than cigarette smoke as carbon monoxide (CO) level is higher in it, the study conducted by a group of pulmonary doctors of the SMS Hospital Medical College and the Asthma Bhawan here said.