February 7, 2024 10:30 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Food items that are harmful to human health are being sold in the market. This was revealed after the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) collected samples from the market and tested them in the laboratory.
July 5, 2022 09:15 am
Five years imprisonment for violating Food Act
June 28, 2022 19:00 pm
KATHMANDU, June 28: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) has urged people not to use carbide to ripen fruits.
October 27, 2021 12:09 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 27: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) has started testing residues of pesticides at seven border points to ensure whether the vegetables and fruits imported from India are edible or not.
August 12, 2021 19:30 pm
KATHMANDU, August 12: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) has filed a case against the state-owned Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) accusing the latter of selling substandard dairy products.
July 30, 2021 06:30 am
KATHMANDU, July 30: About 50 percent of the bottled water being sold in the domestic market has been found to be contaminated and unfit for consumption, according to a report by a government body.
April 3, 2021 19:10 pm
KATHMANDU, April 3: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) has decided to destroy substandard sugar seized last year.
December 2, 2020 14:24 pm
A pesticide residue standard in fruits and vegetables prepared by the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) is currently under consideration in the cabinet for approval.
January 14, 2019 12:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Milk and milk products have highest rate of non-compliance with quality standards, according to the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC).
October 3, 2018 09:44 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) has sealed Sangam Sweets located at New Baneshwar, Kathmandu, for selling inedible sweets.
October 2, 2018 18:54 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct. 2: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has sealed a sweets house in the capital city. The Department confirmed the use of blue dye chemical named Hydro-1 in the chocolates prepared by one Sangam Sweets and Snacks Company.