Multigrain noodles that claim to be healthier than the regular variety, digestive biscuits that help weight loss and drinks that make champions out of little children — cracking down on such advertisements, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has sent notices to the manufacturers asking them to justify the claims with appropriate evidence or face action for violating the advertising code for food items and supplements.

Delhi government’s Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) has been awarded a quality assurance stamp by the National Accreditation Board of Hospitals (NABH). This makes it the first neurosciences and psychiatry facility to get this recognition. Almost two years since they first began the application procedure, IHBAS has addressed many of the shortcomings pointed out to them during their inspections, NABH authorities said.

The government plans to form an inter-ministerial committee to suggest ways to check misleading advertisements that claim exaggerated benefits like fair skin or full energy, junior food minister K V Thomas said on Thursday.

The All-India Food Processors Association (AIFPA) today approached the Delhi High Court, pleading that the court should hear them before passing any final order on a petition that seeks ban on carbonated beverages and junk food in school and college canteens.

The AIFPA, in its application filed before the division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, sought to become a party in the petition filed by an NGO, the Uday Foundation.

New Delhi: Samosas, bread pakoras, burgers, pizzas and colas might make one’s mouth water, but the health risks posed by them are many. In an attempt to wean schoolchildren off junk food, some city schools are offering healthier options like ‘fruit breaks’. Others have made weekly yoga classes a must for students. Health experts say such initiatives are a step in the right direction as they, coupled with policy changes, are needed to tackle the growing epidemic of childhood obesity and noncommunicable diseases in the country.

Waterless Urinals No Prime Space For Ads, So View Is Clear
New Delhi: As you drive towards MCD headquarters on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, it’s hard to miss the newly constructed waterless urinals, most of which do not have frontal cover. Most of the 603 such urinals in the city are in a pathetic condition, and, most importantly, not covered from the front. Following repeated complaints of poor maintenance, the civic agency had recently terminated the contract of two private concessionaires, who were responsible for their upkeep.