Feb 8, 2017
Lead, heavy metals found in samples of five soft drinks
According to Kulasate's reply in the Rajya Sabha, separate data about samples of soft drinks having been tested/found not conforming to specified standards.
New Delhi, Feb 7: Lead and DEHP concentrations have been found in the samples of five different soft drinks manufactured by two major multinational companies in India, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Reportedly, samples of food items are picked up for testing and analysis by the State/UT Food Safety Departments from time to time.
“Samples of five different cold drinks — Sprite, Mountain Dew, 7UP, Pepsi and Coca Cola — were selected by the stratified sampling method,” Minister of state for health Faggan Singh Kulaste said in a written reply.
According to Kulasate’s reply in the Rajya Sabha, separate data about samples of soft drinks having been tested/found not conforming to specified standards.
A study was conducted by the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health (AIIP&PH) and the National Test House (NTH), Kolkata, in which AIIH&PH collected 4 bottles each of the cold drink brands (Sprite, Coca Cola, Mountain dew, Pepsi and 7 UP) and tested for heavy metals antimony, lead, chromium and cadmium and DEHP.
According to reports, in April 2015, the Health Ministry is learnt to have directed the AIIH&PH to conduct a study on leaching of toxins from PET bottles, used for packaging pharmaceutical preparations, cold drinks, alcohol, juices and other beverages.
FSSAI cautions food firms against misusing its name, logo
With misuse of its name and logo by some food companies, regulator FSSAI today said the display of its logo and name in label and advertisements in any form should not suggest that the authority endorses any particular food operator and product.
"It has come to the notice that the name and logo of FSSAI is being misused to mislead the consumers into believing that the products of some food business operators have been tested, approved and endorsed by FSSAI. Thereby implying that the products of their competitors do not conform to the standards prescribed by FSSAI," the regulator said in an order.
The regulator said that all products manufactured, stored, distributed, sold and imported are required to conform to the standards prescribed by FSSAI.
"It is directed that display of FSSAI logo and name in label and/or advertisements in any form should not be used to misrepresent the authority or to suggest that FSSAI endorses any particular FBO, company, organisation, product etc," the order said.
The FSSAI logo is only allowed to be used as per Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, it added.
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