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FSSAI flags Nestle infant nutrition products over claims, testing; orders legal action
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Sep 18

FSSAI flags Nestle infant nutrition products over claims, testing; orders legal action

FSSAI subsequently found the two products to be in contravention of provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Regulations, 2020, which regulate the promotion and sale of infant foods, as well as Section 3 of the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992, commonly known as the IMS Act. The regulatory action comes against the backdrop of increasing scrutiny of the marketing and promotion of infant foods and the claims made on products intended for infants.

toufiqrashid5 min
India’s Stillbirth Burden May Be Far Higher Than Official Numbers If Counted from Five and Half Months Into Pregnancy : Lancet Study
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Sep 17

India’s Stillbirth Burden May Be Far Higher Than Official Numbers If Counted from Five and Half Months Into Pregnancy : Lancet Study

The study, based on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 analysis, estimated 565,900 stillbirths at 22 weeks of gestation or later, compared with 347,300 when counting only stillbirths at 28 weeks or later. That puts the estimated burden about 2.19 lakh higher when using the earlier gestational threshold.

Toufiq Rashid5 min
Very hot tea or coffee may raise esophageal cancer risk, large study finds
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Sep 14

Very hot tea or coffee may raise esophageal cancer risk, large study finds

Researchers studying nearly one million adults in the UK found that people who preferred their hot beverages “very hot” had more than three times the risk of developing esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) compared with those who drank their beverages warm.

Raising India Desk5 min
Food labels: Global experts, ICMR-NIN tell FSSAI, One nutrient should trigger a warning
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Sep 12

Food labels: Global experts, ICMR-NIN tell FSSAI, One nutrient should trigger a warning

One nutrient should trigger a warning, ICMR-NIN and global experts tell FSSAI. The urge to wait for two red flags is not good

Toufiq Rashid4 min
SC Pushback Puts FSSAI’s Two-Phase Food Labelling Plan Under Pressure, Open To Single Nutrient Warning
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Sep 10

SC Pushback Puts FSSAI’s Two-Phase Food Labelling Plan Under Pressure, Open To Single Nutrient Warning

FSSAI May Drop Two-Phase Plan, And Is Open to Warning Labels for Single Nutrient after the Supreme Court's Pressure

Raising India Desk2 min
ADHD and the Power of Words: Does Changing Language Change the Science?
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Sep 7

ADHD and the Power of Words: Does Changing Language Change the Science?

ADHD debate: do we use softer or more precise language. How we talk about ADHD is becoming an important conversation in mental health.

Toufiq Rashid5 min
One in Five Children Face Technology-Facilitated Sexual Abuse: UNICEF
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Sep 6

One in Five Children Face Technology-Facilitated Sexual Abuse: UNICEF

More than half of abuse occurred on mainstream social media platforms; less than 1 percent of all experiences were reported to authorities, new report finds

Raising India Desk 4 min
Aletta: A Machine That Makes Getting Injected Interesting
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Sep 6

Aletta: A Machine That Makes Getting Injected Interesting

FDA approves a Dutch robot as the first fully automatic blood-drawing machine in America.

Rupayan2 min
Why the plate changes with age-a healthy eating guide
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Sep 6

Why the plate changes with age-a healthy eating guide

Does your plate need to change with age? Yes, says nutritionist Kanika Malhotra.

Kanika Malhotra 5 min
Congenital Heart Disease: A Crisis Overlooked Globally
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Sep 6

Congenital Heart Disease: A Crisis Overlooked Globally

Despite affecting 1.3 million newborns annually, CHD is largely absent from global health priorities, leaving millions without care-Lancet Child and Adolescent Health.

Rupayan3 min
A Teenager’s Research Question: Can a Simple Food Label Help Children Make Healthier Choices?
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Sep 5

A Teenager’s Research Question: Can a Simple Food Label Help Children Make Healthier Choices?

As India debates what information consumers should see on the front of packaged foods, a teenager has been asking a deceptively simple question: can a clearer food label help young people make healthier choices?

Toufiq Rashid4 min
The Food We Feed Our Children: How Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Shaping a Generation’s Health
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Sep 5

The Food We Feed Our Children: How Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Shaping a Generation’s Health

From breakfast cereals and packaged snacks to sugary drinks, instant noodles and ready-to-eat meals, ultra-processed foods are becoming an increasingly familiar part of childhood. The concern is not simply that children are eating more junk food. It is that these foods may be changing the way children eat, setting the stage for obesity and metabolic disease much earlier in life.

Toufiq Rashid5 min
The Unsweetened Truth About Childhood Diabetes
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Sep 5

The Unsweetened Truth About Childhood Diabetes

Childhood Diabetes- Leading Paediatric Endocrinologist Dr IPS Kochar Explains

Ananya Kumar5 min
I Thought I Was Feeding My Children Well-then I looked at their plates
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Sep 5

I Thought I Was Feeding My Children Well-then I looked at their plates

As a parent and health journalist, I slowly realised how packaged foods had become part of my children’s everyday diet. Cutting back on ultra-processed foods taught me that healthy eating is not just about calories—and why India’s front-of-pack warning label debate matters.

Toufiq Rashid5 min
Screen Time: Meta puts curfew on kids
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Sep 4

Screen Time: Meta puts curfew on kids

As the debate around screens and children's health is evolving, these meaures are designed to curb prolonged use, reduce distractions and, during certain hours, block access altogether.

Raising India Desk4 min
Is Your Child's Fever an Emergency during H1N1 scare? A Parent's Quick Guide
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Aug 16

Is Your Child's Fever an Emergency during H1N1 scare? A Parent's Quick Guide

What is the most common symptom that parents rush their child to the doctor for? It's fever. Here's exactly when to worry — and when to wait it out.

Raising India Desk4 min