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Contaminated Honey reaches Rajya Sabha
Minister of state for agriculture, consumer affairs, food and public distribution, Prof K V Thomas in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on CSE’s report also stated that the European Union...
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FSSAI issues advisory on Honey
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued an advisory in the last week of September stating that no antibiotics and pesticide residues are allowed in honey.Related Articles:...
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Antibiotics in honey
BIS to Study Presence of Antibiotics in Honey The Government of India (GoI) had directed the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to analyse the study done by the Centre for Science and Environment on the...
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What’s in your Honey?
Ayurveda prescribes it for a range of ailments. People eat it for rejuvenation and boosting immunity. An Indian homemaker’s kitchen shelf is incomplete without a jar of this amber liquid. Related...
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CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Laboratory over the years: a decade of public scienceRegulations: not working to regulate contaminantsWhy antibiotic in food is harmful: creating resistance and indomitable...
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Letters
Minister of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Commerce & IndustryLetter from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)Letter from Ministry of Health & Family WelfareLetter from Ministry of Commerce &...
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CSE lab study: Busting the myth about ‘pure and natural’ honey
A latest study by CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Lab finds antibiotic contamination in honey; investigations by Down To Earth points to double standards in regulations as foreign brands sold in India also...
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CSE stands by its report on honey, debunks Australian honeymaker’s claims
New Delhi, September 18, 2010: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has come out with a strong rebuttal of claims made by Capilano, the Australian honey producing firm, which has rejected the tests...
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BIS to Study Presence of Antibiotics in Honey
The Government of India (GoI) had directed the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to analyse the study done by the Centre for Science and Environment on the presence of antibiotics in honey sold...
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FSSAI & BIS move to regulate antibiotics in honey
Following the CSE study, the Rajya Sabha – in the parliament's winter session in 2010 – raised the issue of antibiotics in honey. The then minister of state for agriculture, consumer affairs, food and...
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