Foods / beverages
UK advertising watchdog launches consultation on restrictions on advertising junk food to children
13 May 2016
McDonald’s tests fresh beef hamburger patties
13 May 2016
Human, rat DNA detected in burger products
12 May 2016
HC allows eating beef in Maharashtra, but slaughter ban stays
06 May 2016
The Bombay High Court ruled that prohibiting possession of beef brought from other states violated the right to privacy and the right to choice of food and was therefore unconstitutional
Quaker Oats sued in US for using carcinogenic weed killer
02 May 2016
Increasing scientific studies point to glyphosate residues being ubiquitous in the environment raises fears that it could be common in foods as well
Mondelez opens its largest plant in Asia Pacific at AP’s Sri City
26 Apr 2016
The maker of Cadbury brand chocolates has invested $190-million in the multi-category food campus, which is expected to reach an annual production capacity of 2.5 lakh tonnes by 2020
High-calorie package images mislead eaters
15 Apr 2016
Investor group urges restaurant groups to act to curb antibiotics use in meat and poultry
11 Apr 2016
Starbucks to donate all leftover food to needy
23 Mar 2016
M&M enters branded dairy products
22 Mar 2016
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