Food
Turmeric Powder
We tested ten brands of packed turmeric ; Surbhi, Madhur, MTR, Badshah, Everest, Bedekar, Food World, Nilgiri’s, Orkay and Ramdev. Quality-wise, Orkay, the most expensive (Rs. 9.00), was rated the best. Food World, the lowest priced at ..
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Chips
We tested a total of 17 brands — 10 brands of potato chips and seven brands of banana chips — as per the specifications of the BIS.
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Tomato Ketchup & Sauce
We tested 15 brands of tomato sauce and ketchup from across the country and two unbranded samples from Ahmedabad. The brands tested were Druk Tomato Sauce, Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Kissan Tom Tom Tomato Sauce, Kissan Tom Tom Tomato Ketchup, Madhu..
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Ice Cream
We tested 4 brands of vanilla ice cream and 4 samples of ice cream sold loose in Ahmedabad. The brands tested were Amul, Havmor, Kwality Walls Max and Vadilal Dairy Premium. The loose samples were purchased from Amiraj Classic, Niruben Desai, ..
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Chilli Powder
We tested seven brands of packed chilli powder – Madhur, Anupam, Everest, MTR, Orkay, Ramdev, and Shree Ganesh. Except for Orkay and Everest, all were Agmarked. The average net weight of Everest (97.5 gms) and Madhur (99.7 gms) was less ..
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Cheese
We tested a total of 11 brands of cheese in five categories — three brands of cheese cubes, two of cheese slices, two of cheese block, two of cheese spread and three of pizza cheese.
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Honey
We tested 17 brands of honey from across the country and 2 loose samples, L1, L2 from Ahmedabad. The brands tested were Amrut, Baidyanath, Brij, Dabur, Dhanvantari, Himalayan, Hyness,Indian, KVIC Cochin, KVIC Mumbai,Madh Sagar, Madhur, Mehsons..
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Ghee
We tested 15 brands of ghee — Amul, Anik, Milkman, Devi, EveryDay, Farm Fresh, Gayatri, Gits, Goa Dairy, Nandini, Nova, RKG, Sagar, Verka and Vraj Gopi — and two loose samples purchased locally.
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Wheat Flour
All Brands had Pesticide Residues. We tested 13 brands of wheat flour representing the country’s major wheat consuming zones as well as the south. We also tested 3 loose samples of chakki wheat flour.
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Milk Truths
We tested 8 brands of packed Toned milk, 10 brands of Standardised variety, 10 brands of Whole (Full Cream) milk and 2 samples of milk sold loose in Ahmedabad. All the brands were in 500 ml packs. We tested these brands on 40 parameters of saf..
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Instant Coffee
We tested four brands of Instant Coffee: Tata Cafe and Nascafe (Pure Coffee), and Sunrise and Bru (Coffeechicory mix). In the overall rating based on all parameters, Nescafe was rated higher than Tata Cafe, while Bru performed better than Sunr..
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Bottled Water
Of 13 brands of bottled water tested, only three brands conformed to all the specifications. Saiganga (Ahmednagar) was rated the best, followed by Bisleri (Baroda) and Bailley (Mumbai).
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Forum orders Induben Khakhrawala to pay compensation to buyer
The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ahmedabad City, partly allowed a complaint filed by Consumer Education and Research Society (CERS), Ahmedabad, and Mr. Dharmesh J. Govani against M/s Induben Khakhrawala, Mithakhali, Ahmedabad, and ordere..
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12 Brands Of Besan Tested, Six Fail To Conform
INSIGHT — The Consumer Magazine (March-April 2007), published by Consumer Education and Research Society (CERS), Ahmedabad, carries its in-house laboratory test findings on 12 branded and two unbranded loose samples of Besan (gram flour..
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