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.

Five years imprisonment for violating Food Act

KATHMANDU, June 28: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) has urged people not to use carbide to ripen fruits.

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.

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.

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.

KATHMANDU, April 3: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) has decided to destroy substandard sugar seized last year.

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.

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).

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.

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.