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  • Junk food must carry warning labels

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    Financial Express

    Junk food must carry warning labels

    It is in the interest of the consumers, the food industry and the nation that the dangers of junk food are disclosed and widely disseminated

  • Pro-GM lobby is the biggest enemy of biotechnology – Here is why

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    Financial Express

    Pro-GM lobby is the biggest enemy of biotechnology – Here is why

    The pro-gm lobby is pushing for a weak regulatory system for the quick introduction of GM foods in the market, hurting the growth of biotech in the long run.

  • Why the credibility of FSSAI is key to promoting biotech in India

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    Financial Express

    Pro-GM lobby is the biggest enemy of biotechnology – Here is why

    The food standard regulator has so far not assessed the safety of even one GM food and neither does it have a set procedure to assess safety.

  • Draft pesticide Bill not worth the paper it’s written on

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    Financial Express

    Draft pesticide Bill not worth the paper it’s written on

    As I write this column, I am mindful that I may receive a legal notice from the Centre for Environment and Agrochemicals or the Crop Care Federation of India. These organisations, representing pesticides manufacturers and formulators, have been sending us legal notices for many years. We utter the word pesticides [...]

  • Food safety regulations and steps in the right direction

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    Financial Express

    Pro-GM lobby is the biggest enemy of biotechnology – Here is why

    The Union government is giving final shape to the laws to regulate the labelling and advertisement of food products. In November 2017, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued the draft Food Safety and Standards (Advertisements and Claims) Regulations, 2017, for public comments. On January 5, 2018, [...]

One of India’s foremost environment and climate change experts Chandra Bhushan is the President & CEO of the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST).

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