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Haldiram’s Restaurant on Kolkata’s VIP Road Shut Over Hygiene Lapses
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- October 28, 2026
Key Update Food safety officials in Kolkata ordered the closure of Haldiram’s restaurant on VIP Road for two days after finding serious hygiene violations. During the inspection, officials discovered cockroaches and flies beneath food counter shelves and tables, including areas where the restaurant stored cooked food. The restaurant is located a few kilometres from the
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Mangaluru’s Kudpis Foods Raided; Halwa and Dates Seized Over Hygiene Lapses
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- October 28, 2026
Hygiene Violations Prompt Inspection Food safety officials raided Kudpis Foods near Kadri Temple in Mangaluru on Saturday after identifying unhygienic conditions at its food production facility. The team issued a notice to the unit and seized and sealed halwa, date-based products, and other materials prepared or stored under unhygienic conditions. Officials sent samples to a
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UP Tightens Food Colour Rules, Bans Added Colours in Chutneys
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- October 28, 2026
Key Update Uttar Pradesh’s Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has tightened food colouring guidelines, prohibiting vendors from adding colours to chutneys and banning non-food-grade industrial dyes in food products. The move follows concerns over the use of dyes such as Rhodamine B in street foods, sweets and snacks. The guidelines advise vendors to use
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Kerala Food Safety Blitz: 568 Litres of Unsafe Oil Destroyed
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- October 28, 2026
Key Update Kerala’s Food Safety Department destroyed 568 litres of used cooking oil and 7,000 fried snacks during a statewide inspection drive under Operation Thelima 2.0. The operation also led to the suspension of licences of 32 establishments for violating food safety standards, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan announced. On October 27, 56 inspection teams began
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