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Says milk adulterated but not unsafe for consumption
Food authority backtracks
Six states and a union territory feed their people milk that does not meet the standards set by India's food regulatory body at all. Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Daman & Diu are the "100 per cent non-conforming" states. In Delhi, 70 per cent of the samples failed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) test. Yet, the authority claims there is no danger in drinking the milk.
On January 2, FSSAI uploaded on its website the summary report of a snap-shot survey it had conducted across the country. Results of the National Survey on Milk Adulteration, 2011, were startling, leaving the food authority facing a volley of angry questions from all quarters.
Backtracking on its claims, the food authority clarified in a press release on January 12: "Non-conforming to standards does not mean the milk is unsafe for consumption."
"Most milk samples did not adhere to the fat and the solid-not-fat (SNF) percentages laid down in the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. They are sub-standard, but not necessarily unsafe," it added.
What's in your milk?
Of the 1,791 samples tested, 70 per cent were adulterated and did not meet the standards the Act sets. Nearly 14 per cent contained detergent, 548 had skimmed milk powder and 477 had glucose. Maximum adulteration—nearly 46 per cent—was because of SNF. Solids like vitamins, minerals and proteins are classified as SNF. Higher the SNF content better is the quality of milk, and therefore the cost. Traders add urea and carbohydrates like starch, potato powder, wheat flour, blotting paper, sugar and glucose which increase the lactometer reading.
Packaged milk performed better than milk sold loose. With only 30 per cent non-compliance, samples collected from rural areas also fared better than urban centres.
A trader, who claims to have stopped adulterating milk, says salt, detergents and glucose increase milk's thickness and viscosity, and starch prevents it from curdling. Neutralisers like sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonia, carbon trioxide (carbonate) and other alkalis are used to increase the pH value of badly preserved milk.
The immediate effect of drinking adulterated milk with urea and detergent is gastroenteritis. But long-term effects are far more serious. The adulterants irreversibly damage organs. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, some of the adulterants can cause fatal diseases like cancer and heart ailments.
Taking suo moto cognisance of FSSAI's report, the Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and the Delhi government to explain why 70 per cent of the milk samples lifted from the capital were adulterated. They have been asked to submit their report by January 25.
Cornered FSSAI saves face
The food authority has now instructed big dairy houses to brand their milk correctly. When added with skimmed milk powder or glucose, the milk should be labelled "reconstituted". But skimmed milk powder has been added to milk for long to reduce its fat content, says N R Bhasin, president of Indian Dairy Association, which comprises milk manufacturers in the organised sector. "Called toned milk, it is not low in nutrition. Only its fat content is reduced by 1.5-2 per cent. It is not hazardous to health," he adds.
Adulteration can be hazardous only when milk is diluted with water contaminated by pesticides or heavy metals, says Asim Choudhary, director of FSSAI.
The summary report states one of the aims of the survey was to identify common adulterants in milk—fat, vegetable fat, SNF, neutraliser, acidity, hydrogen peroxide, sugar, starch, glucose, urea, salt, detergent and skimmed milk powder. But it later claimed that it was not the commonly occurring contaminants they were targetting, but were reporting only "deviation from standard". The deviation was found the highest—46.8 per cent—in fat and SNF content.
Keeping the full report under wraps, the food authority has not yet disclosed the quantity of each adulterant found. FSSAI also stated that formalin, or formaldehyde, was found in some samples, but argued that "it is allowed for preservation".
Bhasin refutes the claim. Adding formalin to milk is against the law, he says. Known to be a carcinogen, the chemical is used for preservation and as a disinfectant. It is illegally used by adulterants to increase milk's shelf life.
FSSAI made one more change in its claim. The summary report stated that eight per cent of the samples contained detergent. It attributed presence of detergent to lack of hygiene and sanitation in milk handling and packaging. Within 10 days, the food authority increased the figure to 14 per cent. However, it did not explain the change.
Blame game begins
The FSSAI has passed the buck to the states. But the states blame the food authority for a half-baked report.
FSSAI is responsibile for keeping a check on milk's purity. It is, therefore, preparing an advisory for states to crack down on violators. But the states have no idea who the violators are. "They have not shared the report with us. We have no idea where they collected the samples from. The survey should have been sent to the states first," says Ashish Kumar, designated officer, Food Safety Authority in Bihar.
Slamming FSSAI's claims, Kumar says they conduct regular checks but have never found detergent or urea. "Moreover, synthetic milk is found in Meerut and Ghaziabad, not in Bihar," he adds. FSSAI is aware of it, yet did not collect samples from Meerut or Ghaziabad.
Delhi, too, is disappointed with the report. "None of our samples had problems with either fat or SNF content," says S K Saxena, Food Safety Commissioner in Delhi. "Nor was detergent or urea found in our milk. The samples had skimmed milk powder. This is added during summers when supply falls. The samples were collected in April and May. Skimmed milk powder is not hazardous to health," he adds.
About 90 per cent of Delhi's requirement of 70 million litre milk is met by brands like DMS, Mother Dairy, Parag, Saras and Gopaljee. Yet, only five samples of the 50 collected were packaged milk, says Saxena.
"The authority has created panic," says Bhasin. The problem is with the unorganised sector, but that is not how it has been reported, he adds. "If clarifications are not issued soon, it will be a huge setback for the good milk production this year owing to good monsoon and winter," he adds.
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Food Safety & Standards Act,
Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006
It is comprised of two components i.e. (a) Safety and (b) Standards
(a) Safety:
Safety parameters prescribed under FSS Act, 2006 are as under:
(i) Microbial contamination (Prescribed in appendix B)
(ii) Pesticide residues ( Prescribed under Chapter 2.3)
(iii) Veterinary Drugs ( Prescribed under Chapter 2.3.2)
(iv) Metal Contaminations ( Prescribed under Chapter 2.2)
(v) Aflatoxin M1( Prescribed under Chapter 2.2.1)
(vi) Melamine in Milk (Due to adulteration Melamine in milk & Milk products, the import of these products is banned from China. No efforts was made to find out whether Indian Industries are using melamine to increase the nitrogen content in Milk & Milk products)
In the survey, above parameters related to Safety have not been examined at all, which are essential Safety parameters to declare the Milk Safe
(b) Standards
(1) Milk samples had been analyzed by the FSSAI / State Govt. Laboratories, which has not obtained NABL accreditation in the area of Milk analysis till date as mentioned in Section 43 of the FSS Act 2006.
(2) MOHFW rejected the Centre for Science & Environment report (published in 2006) on Pesticide residue analysis in Soft drinks (carbonated beverages manufactured by Pepsi & Coca-Cola) because CSE Laboratory was not accredited from NABL to conduct such tests.
(3) JPC ( Joint Parliament Committee) recommended in its report (to avoid panic reactions to revelations) submitted in year 2004 in Para 4.78(4 ) which reads as under reads as under:
ÔÇ£There must be code of conduct for disseminating the results of an investigation either from a NGO organized or from a
Laboratory or anyone else. Today for example if a survey is done or a study conducted, or an analysis with respect to spurious food item is suddenly taken up, there is no code of conduct for reporting it in an orderly fashion. In order to avoid such a situation, the committee recommends that results must be validated so as to ensure transparencyÔÇØ
Till date no code of conduct is formed by the MOHFW though for this meeting was called in 2007. Without proper code of conduct, any survey conducted by the FSSAI has no relevance but just to
create the unnecessary panic in the country.
4 Various types of detergents are available in the market. Each group has specific method of analysis. From the survey report, it is not clear which method has been adopted for analysis of detergent.
(Copy of Wikipedia is enclosed for ready reference). Hence the report of the presence or absence of detergent cannot be relied upon. Copy enclosed and marked as Annexure-IV.
5. Further survey report cannot be relied upon as the methodologies to be adopted for quantitative determination of urea, test for various
detergents, neutralizers etc. were not circulated before carrying out the survey on milk and even competency of each laboratory was not examined after conducting Inter Laboratory Analytical Quality
Assurance Programme, which is one of the pre-requisite for such type of National survey work to find out adulteration in the country.
Even the method of sampling was not circulated before conducting all India based huge survey.
6. The quality of water added in the milk will not be potable water. Further, addition of water itself makes the Milk unsafe food because balance of vitamins and minerals present naturally is disturbed. So as per definition given under Section 3 (ZZ) No.(IV) and (v) of FSS Act, it will be treated as unsafe food, which reads as under:
(iv) By the substitution of any inferior or cheaper substances whether wholly or in part or
(v) By the addition of any substance directly or as an ingredient which is not permitted.
7. It is observed that Vision of the Authority to prescribe Science based regulations/ standards in the FSS Act. On perusal, it is observed the regulations/ Standards are just copied from PFA and re-arranged as Regulations.
8. On Page 3 of the report published by USDA Foreign Agricultural ervice (GAIN Report No.: IN1104) observed regarding FSS Act are as under:
ÔÇ£------- However these documents are essentially a retitled version of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules 1954 and its amendments, without any changes.ÔÇØ
9 Further, it is evident from the fact that Act was implemented from 5th August 2011. It took 3 years to prescribe the so called Science based Standards. After expiry of 6 months advertisement has came in the Newspaper that comments are invited for the revision of the FSS Act, which had been prepared after three years long deliberation
Hence it is proposed that FSSAI may be allowed to conduct any survey in larger Public interest till guidelines for code of conduct for National Survey is finalized as recommended by the JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) in the year 2004.


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Well, I should have known better than to count out a battered and bruised Giants team on Thursday night. Those are the types of games that they usually get amazing performances out of their lesser-known guys in. And I'm sure that Ramses Barden and Andre Brown didn't start for many fantasy teams, if any.
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The lines are from 5Dimes and the home teams are in CAPS
St. Louis +9 over CHICAGO
A good contender for your survivor pool this week, the Bears have had 10 days to bounce back from their loss in Green Bay.
Tampa Bay +9.5 over DALLAS
The Bucs looked good in New York before choking it away to the Giants. Why can't they keep it respectable against the Cowboys?
San Francisco -7 over MINNESOTA
The Vikings aren't going to be able to hang with the 49ers, even playing in their dome.
Detroit -3.5 over TENNESSEE
The Titans could be the worst team in the league and Chris Johnson's meltdown certainly isn't helping.
WASHINGTON -2.5 over Cincinnati
Do you really think that RG3 is going to lose his home debut? It's not like the Bengals are looking great this season anyway.
New York Jets -2.5 over MIAMI
Reggie Bush is the only weapon that the Dolphins have and the Jets shouldn't have a problem containing him.
Kansas City +10 over NEW ORLEANS
This game is going to be an absolute shootout, but how is one winless team giving 10 points to another winless team?
Buffalo -2.5 over CLEVELAND
It should be another big fantasy week for C.J. Spiller and the Bills should pick up the road win.
INDIANAPOLIS -3 over Jacksonville
Andrew Luck should have a good season when he's playing at home while the Jags are looking like a mess.
ARIZONA +3 over Philadelphia
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Houston (pick) over DENVER
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New England +2.5 over BALTIMORE
The Pats rarely ever lose two games in a row and also usually find a way to beat the Ravens, some way, somehow.
Green Bay -3 over SEATTLE
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Chichester City Ladies host FA Woen's Super League division-one side Liverpool Ladies this Sunday in a fifth-round clash of the FA Cup.
Armed with posters and flyers, members of the club's youth and first teams, led by first team manager Matt Wright, descended on the city centre on a promotional crusade to drum up support for the biggest fixture in the club's history. A win would secure them a place in the SSE Women's FA Cup quarter-finals.
Their impressive run of form in the SSE Women's FA Cup so far is testament to the determination of the players paired with the support from the locals in both attending games and voicing their support on social media.
Club captain Emma Alexandre said: "The cup run has been incredible, it has brought everything from red cards to penalty shoot outs. The club and community has really got behind us for this and it's amazing how far we can go when we push ourselves."
First team manager Matt Wright, who also heads up Chichester College's female football academy, said: "The community has shown us a huge level of support, it's great to see the women's side being brought to so many people's attention. We run a Saturday morning club for girls aged six to 14 at Chichester College every week so hopefully games like this will inspire the next generation to get involved in the sport."
The FA is looking to shed light on women and girls' football as part of its Gameplan for Growth - a pledge to double participation of women and girls in football by 2020.
The SSE Women's FA Cup fifth-round takes place this weekend- Chichester City Ladies take on Livepool Ladies on Sunday (2pm) at Oaklands Park.
The final will take place at Wembley Stadium connected by EE on Saturday, May 5. Kids go free and tickets available on www.thefa.com/tickets
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For low-light shooting, the dial also provides Natural Light and Natural Light & Flash selections. The first boosts the ISO setting and turns off the flash, while the second takes two shots in quick succession, one with flash and one without. The remaining option on the dial is the somewhat misleadingly named Manual mode: It doesn't provide fully manual exposure controls but instead calculates exposure automatically and provides access to metering, white balance, and autofocus mode selections that are not available in the fully automatic shooting mode. Those controls are also available in the priority modes.
Other physical controls include a review-mode button, a button for activating face-detection modes, and a display button that turns off icons or activates a rule-of-thirds grid overlay. As is typical in Fuji cameras, the menu system is split between the main menu button and a function buttona setup that makes the menus short and quick to navigate. My only complaint about the menu system is that, as in other Fuji point-and-shoots, the menu turns off when you make a selection so that you have to reenter the system for each setting change. The menu button also serves as a center OK button for the four-way controller, which itself provides direct access to exposure compensation, flash settings, the self-timer, and a macro mode. Overall, the F50fd's control layout is efficient and comfortable to use.
Covering the rest of the camera's back is a 2.7-inch LCD that shows a clear, detailed image and remains viewable in most lighting conditions, as well as when it's held at high and low angles and off to the side. You can not only adjust its brightness but also change the camera's power setting to boost the screen's clarity and refresh rate; other power options include a mode that maximizes the autofocus speed and one that extends the battery life. Another nice component of this camera's design is its memory card slot, which is more likely than most to be compatible with cards you already own; accepting either SD/SDHC or xD-Picture Card media.
The F50fd's 3X zoom lens offers a 35mm-equivalent focal-length range of 35mm105mm, with a maximum aperture ranging from f/2.8 on the wide end to f/5.1 zoomed in. In other words, the lens provides good but not spectacular low-light performance at wide-angle settings and has otherwise unremarkable specs. The camera's image-stabilization feature uses a combination of CCD-shift optical technology and exposure-setting optimization, providing a little more latitude in low light and with moving subjects, in addition to reducing camera shake.
Thanks to the high resolution of its Super CCD HR sensor, this camera maxed out our resolution test, capturing separate lines up to the 2,000-line limit, with only a little blurring starting to show around the 1,900 mark. In both daylight and flash shots, standard test images showed realistic color and exposures that were a little dark. That's not really a disadvantage, since it ensures that highlight details won't be blown out, and exposure can always be brightened up a little in an image editor with no ill effects. One feature this camera doesn't offer that several competitors do, however, is in-camera processing to brighten dark shadow areas.
Exposures in the field were well balanced, and colorsincluding skin tones across the spectrumcame out looking vibrant and natural. The F50fd offers both a standard color mode and a more vibrant Chrome setting. Curvature caused by barrel distortion in wide-angle shots was almost imperceptible, and color fringing along high-contrast edges showed up only slightly near the edges of susceptible images.
This camera's ISO settings go up to 1600 at full resolution, with 6MP ISO 3200 and 3MP ISO 6400 settings available. At ISO 400, a little loss of detail caused by noise and artifacts starts to show, but the camera's high resolution makes this effect negligible in small prints of images up to ISO 1600. At ISO 3200 and 6400, a great deal of detail is lost, but being able to capture any image at all in very low light when you can't, or don't want to, use a flash is still an advantage.
The F50fd operated responsively in the field, allowing me to capture candid shots and moving subjects easily. On standard tests, it had good boot-up and recycle times of 3.1 and 3.3 seconds, respectively. For shooting moving targets and unpredictable scenes, the camera puts a range of useful continuous-shooting options at your disposal. These include a Final 3 mode, which clicks consecutive shots while you hold the shutter release down, then saves the three taken right before you lift your finger. There's also a Final 12 mode that snaps 3MP photos at 5 frames per second.
One of the most impressive features of the F50fd is its face-detection system. The camera uses Fuji's second-generation detection technology to pick up and track not only faces that are looking directly at the camera but also those in profile or at high and low angles. And this isn't just marketing hype: The process actually works quickly and effectively. Once the camera detects a face and highlights it on the LCD viewfinder, it tracks the face as it moves, optimizing focus, exposure, and color settings when you take your shot. You can also set the camera to apply red-eye removal on detected faces automatically.
The F50fd captures video in the Motion JPEG format, which takes up more space than some other formats. Video quality on our tests was good, though, with smooth motion and nice color and detail. The zoom function isn't available while shooting video.
Like many of Fuji's recent cameras, this model incorporates IrSimple connectivity, which allows you to beam images to, and receive them from, compatible devices. IrSimple hasn't been broadly implemented in imaging devices, but it can be a handy way to exchange photos with friends who also have Fuji cameras.
Our current Editors' Choice compact camera, the 7MP Canon PowerShot SD1000, boasts an exquisite design, sharp image quality, nimble performance, and a nice selection of features. The F50fd doesn't quite edge it out, although it comes at a competitive price, and its combination of successfully implemented advanced automatic tools, ergonomic design, and satisfying shots makes it easy to recommend.
Benchmark Test Results
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MIAMI GARDENS – American Heritage pounded opponents in the playoffs last year on its way to capturing the Class 5A state championship, and then dominated Dwyer this past Sunday in a nationally televised preseason game.
Friday night, however, Heritage was smacked around by seven-time state champ St. Thomas Aquinas.
Jordan Scarlett scored three touchdowns and St. Thomas' defense stifled quarterback Torrance Gibson as the Raiders beat the Patriots 38-7 at Sun Life Stadium in the season opener for both teams.
The first meeting between the programs was a rout by halftime, and the game went to a mercy rule running clock late in the third quarter – hardly what anyone expected from a matchup featuring the nation's No. 3 (St. Thomas) and No. 5 (Heritage) teams, according to MaxPreps.
"We definitely sent a national statement to everyone letting them know that St. Thomas is here to go all the way this year," Scarlett said. "Hopefully that's what we do."
Friday was the perfect start to the 2014 season for St. Thomas, which lost to eventual 7A state champ Dwyer in the regional finals last year.
Despite the loss, the Raiders were considered by many as national title contenders this season, and their performance against the Patriots, who had won 14 consecutive games, reinforced that.
"Our kids were jacked up," said St. Thomas coach Rocco Casullo. "We just played a team that was top-10 in the nation. This was a great performance by us. …This was a great win for our program."
Added Casullo: "The chemistry is really good. We have to keep building on that, and these guys have to stay humble."
Scarlett, a senior transfer from University School and University of Miami verbal commitment, finished with 16 carries for 131 yards. His 9-yard touchdown run with 4:18 left in the third gave the Raiders a 38-0 lead. Gibson threw a 24-yard touchdown to Brandon Johnson in the fourth for Heritage's only points.
St. Thomas, which opened the scoring on Chris Kirtley's 39-yard field goal with 2:18 left in the first quarter, tacked on three touchdowns in the second quarter.
Scarlett showed his speed, bouncing outside and sprinting down the sideline for a 62-yard touchdown run with 11:30 left in the half.
"I just took the opportunity and it turned out great," Scarlett said. "I had a great performance, but I have to give a big thanks to my offensive line and the receivers and [running back] Deltron Sands for giving me really great blocking.
Later, Juwuan Harris blasted through and blocked the punt, setting up St. Thomas with the ball at the 13. Three plays later, quarterback Jake Rizzo kept the ball on a bootleg and raced virtually untouched for a 14-yard touchdown. Then with 34 seconds left in the half, Sands bulldozed into the end zone from 6 yards out for the 24-0 lead.
Scarlett rushed 11 times for 104 yards in the first half and Sands added 38 on nine carries.
Meanwhile, Heritage managed just three first downs as dual-threat quarterback Torrance Gibson, rated the nation's second best athlete in the Class of 2015 by 247Sports and ESPN, struggled to move the team. He passed for just 34 yards (6-for-12) and rushed for 20 yards on three carries. Gibson's 11-yard run for a first down proved to be the highlight for Heritage's offense.
"Our staff had a great game plan. I was hollering at them, 'We have to control Gibson,' which they did," Casullo said.
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