Viral Video Sparks Coffee Adulteration Fears — Experts Set the Record Straight In May 2025, a viral Instagram Reel by a popular finfluencer stirred concerns about coffee adulteration in India, warning that rising prices might lead to mass use of chicory as a cheap filler in coffee. The video compared the situation to past controversies
READ MOREReport In a bold step to combat plastic pollution, Bengaluru Milk Union (Bamul) has started supplying Nandini milk in biodegradable sachets. Until recently, the dairy cooperative packaged Nandini milk in polythene covers, which take centuries to decompose and cause significant environmental harm. Although the government enforced a plastic ban, it exempted milk packaging due to
READ MOREReport Local authorities in northern France have shut down two butcher shops after a child died from severe food poisoning. Since June 12, eight children in Saint-Quentin have suffered serious food poisoning after eating meat products from the two shops. Five of the children developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a rare and dangerous condition that
READ MOREReport Once considered a rising star in India’s quick-commerce market, Zepto now faces serious scrutiny after a former employee exposed shocking food safety lapses. In a now-viral Reddit post, the ex-employee, who worked at Zepto for three years, claimed that store managers knowingly sold expired Greek yoghurt despite it being unfit for consumption. He further
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