Lead In Pasta

Weight loss diet: A recent study found that eating pasta may lead to lower body weight, waist circumference and BMI in adult women. Pasta was also found to be healthy for kids.

A new study has further tainted consumption of rice by concluding that it may advance menopause by a year and a half. The results of the study have been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Carbohydrates get a lot of bad press and are blamed for the obesity epidemic but this negative attention may not be deserved for pasta.

According to researchers, eating pasta -- the fundamental component of Italian Mediterranean tradition -- can lead to a decrease in the body mass index (BMI) as well as decrease the likelihood of both general and abdominal obesity.

Nestle's pasta has now landed in trouble as its samples, tested at a state-owned food testing laboratory, were found to be carrying lead beyond the permissible limits.

Finding itself in a fresh row over its pasta product now, Nestle India on Friday said its products are safe to consume and it will work with the authorities to resolve the issue at the earliest.

After Maggi noodles, Nestle's pasta has now landed in trouble as its samples, tested at a state-owned food testing laboratory, were found to be carrying lead beyond the permissible limits, a state government official said today.

Central food safety regulator FSSAI today ordered testing of various noodles, pasta and macaroni brands, including Top Ramen, Foodles and Wai Wai, manufactured by seven companies to check compliance of norms in the wake of Maggi controversy.

Weight loss diet: A recent study found that eating pasta may lead to lower body weight, waist circumference and BMI in adult women. Pasta was also found to be healthy for kids.

A new study has further tainted consumption of rice by concluding that it may advance menopause by a year and a half. The results of the study have been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Carbohydrates get a lot of bad press and are blamed for the obesity epidemic but this negative attention may not be deserved for pasta.

According to researchers, eating pasta -- the fundamental component of Italian Mediterranean tradition -- can lead to a decrease in the body mass index (BMI) as well as decrease the likelihood of both general and abdominal obesity.

Nestle's pasta has now landed in trouble as its samples, tested at a state-owned food testing laboratory, were found to be carrying lead beyond the permissible limits.

Finding itself in a fresh row over its pasta product now, Nestle India on Friday said its products are safe to consume and it will work with the authorities to resolve the issue at the earliest.

After Maggi noodles, Nestle's pasta has now landed in trouble as its samples, tested at a state-owned food testing laboratory, were found to be carrying lead beyond the permissible limits, a state government official said today.

Central food safety regulator FSSAI today ordered testing of various noodles, pasta and macaroni brands, including Top Ramen, Foodles and Wai Wai, manufactured by seven companies to check compliance of norms in the wake of Maggi controversy.