Editorial Team

Hidden Chemicals Could Be Harming Your Gut, Cambridge Study Finds 0
- A to Z, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 6, 2025
Key Development Researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified 168 chemicals that interfere with the growth of beneficial gut bacteria. They published their findings in Nature Microbiology after testing 1,076 chemical contaminants on 22 common gut bacterial species. The team also developed a machine-learning model to predict how these chemicals affect microbial growth. Common
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Gen Z in India Increasingly Consumes Ultra-Processed Foods Online 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 6, 2025
Key Development A recent survey by LocalCircles shows that India’s Gen Z frequently orders ultra-processed foods (UPFs)—including soft drinks, juices, biscuits, cakes, ice creams, candies, chips, and noodles—through popular online apps. Alarmingly, one in two packaged food items listed on quick-commerce platforms is high in fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS). The survey’s findings echo the
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Rotten Apples Seized; Srivilliputtur Fruit Shops Pulled Up for Violations 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 6, 2025
Key Update Food safety officials in Srivilliputtur, near Madurai, seized 82 kilograms of rotten apples from a private fruit vendor’s godown on Friday and immediately destroyed the unsafe stock at the municipal yard to keep it out of the market. Raid Exposes Unlicensed Outlets Officials inspected five other shops run by the same vendor on
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India, Russia Join Hands to Boost Food Safety Standards 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 6, 2025
Key Update India and Russia have taken a major step toward improving cross-border food safety standards. On Friday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) signed an agreement with Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being. The agreement aims to deepen collaboration in food safety, promote information exchange,
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