Food Manifest 
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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Report Over 200 children in Italy fell ill last month after consuming school meals. A total of 224 cases of salmonellosis were reported following an outbreak in several school cafeterias supplied by Qualità&Servizi. The culprit was a dish of farro mixed with cherry tomatoes and pesto served on September 24, which led to Salmonella poisoning
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Report In a disturbing case of food contamination, more than 200 children at a kindergarten in Tianshui, northwestern China’s Gansu province, were found with abnormally high levels of lead in their blood. Authorities traced the source to food served at the school, which reportedly contained industrial-grade painting pigments used as dye. The local government
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Key Update More than 120 people have fallen ill in Russia’s Siberian republic of Buryatia after consuming contaminated ready-made meals sold by a regional supermarket chain. Local health officials confirmed the outbreak, calling it one of the largest foodborne illness incidents in the region in recent years. Cases Rise Rapidly Russia’s consumer rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor,
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Key Update More than 100 people, including several women and children, fell ill in Gomta village of Wadhwan, Surendranagar district, Gujarat, on Saturday night after consuming buttermilk (chhas) served during a Vastu Puja (house-warming) ceremony. Resident Mahesh Patel hosted the event to mark the completion of his new house, which around 600 people. Soon after
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