The shocking incident came to light when an FDA team raided the confectionery in the Palda area of the city and impounded the sweet items comprising 5,600 kg of candy and 4,200 kg of lollipop

Some FMCG companies like Marico and others have already gone for price hike, while some which include Dabur, Parle and Patanjali are closely monitoring the situation

The online financial services giant has partnered with several banks and NBFCs to process and disburse loans in less than two minutes

Entire controversy around the so-called 'honeygate' was triggered after the research and advocacy firm CSE in its recent report said 10 among top brands like Dabur, Patanjali, Baidyanath, Zandu, Hitkari and Apis Himalaya are allegedly adulterated with sugar syrup

While social media users argued on whether to trust Saffola, one of the honey brands that passed the NMR test, the company assured that all its batches undergo this stringent test

Shankar will be succeeding Sangita Reddy, President, FICCI, and Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group during FICCI's 93rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to be held on December 11,12 and 14, 2020

Responding to Dabur's claim about maligning its brand and that its honey is NMR passed from Germany and meets Indian standards, the CSE said the company's claim about compliance with Indian laws is no surprise

Focus on higher spending, stronger growth in next Budget: FM Sitharaman India's economy will return to growth in 2021/22 and higher spending in the budget due in February will lay the foundations for even stronger growth in the next four to five years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Reuters on Thursday. With the world's second highest cases of coronavirus despite a severe lockdown of its 1.3 billion people early on in the pandemic, India's economy is expected to contract nearly 10...

The report revealed how advocation and advertising by Chinese companies of sugar syrup that can bypass Indian tests for honey priority led to 10 out of 13 Indian honey brands adulterating their product.

On CSE's concerns about the non-prescription of Trace Marker for Rice syrup (TMR) for detecting adulteration of in honey, FSSAI said that a more sensitive Specific Marker for Rice syrup test (SMR) has already been made mandatory to detect such adulteration

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) alleged that Chinese companies were exporting sugar syrup as 'fructose syrup' to India with claims that it could bypass the basic tests specified for selling honey in Indian market

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Honey samples from leading brands such as Dabur, Patanjali, Baidyanath, Zandu, Hitkari and Apis Himalaya, all failed the NMR test

The ministry has directed all shop owners to keep a hand santiser at the entrance of their shops which must be sanitised every day, using one per cent Sodium Hypochlorite solution.

The brands whose samples flunked the test include household names like Dabur, yoga guru Ramdev Baba's Patanjali, Zandu, Baidyanath, Apis Himalaya and Hitkari

Max Financial Services Limited will issue and allot 7.54 crore shares of Rs 2 each at a price of Rs 565.11 per equity share on a preferential allotment basis to Mitsui Sumitomo

Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved paid Rs 4,350 crore to take over Ruchi Soya in 2019. The acquisition helped Patanjali acquire edible oil plants as also soybean oil brands such as Mahakosh and Ruchi Gold

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Last week, Ruchi Soya reported an increase of 28.09 per cent in revenue for July-September at Rs 3,990.72 crore. Its net profit was up 54.88 per cent to Rs 126.73 crore