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Beyond Expiry Dates: How Freshness Indicators Could Transform Food Safety
- Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness, News
- July 1, 2026
When buying packaged food, most of us check the manufacturing date, expiry date, or best-before date before placing it in our shopping cart. While these labels are important, they do not always tell the whole story. A product may remain safe after its best-before date if stored correctly, while another may spoil well before its
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Imported Mangoes Flood Kerala, Raising Carbide Ripening Fears
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 1, 2026
Key Update As Kerala’s native mango season ends, mangoes from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh have started dominating local markets. Consumers and traders are now raising concerns that many of these fruits are being artificially ripened using calcium carbide, a banned and hazardous chemical. Traders reportedly place calcium carbide packets inside mango crates. The
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Questions Raised Over Quality of Spices Supplied to Uttar Pradesh Prisons
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 1, 2026
Key Update A recent report has raised concerns about the quality of spices supplied to prisons in Uttar Pradesh after several samples failed food quality tests conducted by a government laboratory. According to media reports, the Uttar Pradesh Prisons Administration and Reforms Department supplied spice consignments to prisons across the state in November last year.
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Expired Mousse Complaint Puts Madurai Cake Shop Under Food Safety Scanner
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 1, 2026
Key Update The Food Safety Department in Madurai has launched an investigation into a local cake shop after a customer alleged that it sold a chocolate mousse that had expired 10 days earlier. The incident came to light when a father purchased the dessert for his son. After tasting it, the child complained that it
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