Food Manifest 
The next time you find yourself overcharged for buying essential food items, you may be liable to receive a hefty compensation instead. Charging a customer just ₹4 extra above the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of a cold drink bottle in the name of “cooling charges”, cost a Bengaluru bakery shop owner dearly as the Consumer
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Report In a significant operation ahead of the festive season in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, food safety officers seized 750 kg of spurious fennel seeds (saunf) suspected to contain harmful colour additives on Thursday. Inspectors confiscated the fennel, reportedly imported from Unjha, Gujarat, during a surprise inspection at Mahalaxmi Traders in Siyaganj. Officials valued the
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Key Update In a major crackdown on food adulteration, police in Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur, seized more than 600 kg of suspected adulterated paneer during a raid on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, officers intercepted a pickup vehicle while workers were unloading the paneer at a dairy outlet for local distribution. Soon after the seizure, a
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Report More than 50 people, including women and children, from the Jahangirabad region in Bulandshahr district, Meerut of Uttarpradeesh went to the hospital on Tuesday after suffering food poisoning from a wedding banquet. Authorities confirmed that four individuals remain in critical condition and that medical staff transferred them to the district hospital in Bulandshahr for
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Key Update The Food Safety Department has destroyed over 30,000 kilograms of allegedly expired Amul products at a warehouse in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Officials acted as part of an ongoing drive against food adulteration and to enforce food safety regulations. Authorities have scheduled the next batch of expired products for destruction on Monday. Surprise Inspection Following
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