Food Manifest 





Report A CCTV camera in Lucknow’s Gomti Nagar captured a milkman spitting into milk moments before delivering it to a customer. Lav Shukla, a resident of Vinay Khand, reviewed the footage from his home security camera and spotted the shocking act. The video showed the milkman, Mohammad Sharif, also known as Pappu, spitting into milk
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Report Low-sodium salt substitutes (LSSS), promoted for their health benefits, remain hard to find in most grocery stores across Chennai, according to a recent survey. Despite endorsements from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), the healthier alternative has yet to gain ground in everyday retail. Supermarkets Stock It,
READ MOREReport In just over four months, 2,869 people used the rapid food testing kiosks set up in ten Bangalore malls by the Food Safety and Standards Department, now renamed the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (FDA). FDA officials considered this number low compared to the high footfall at these malls. The initiative also included
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Report A family has filed a complaint after discovering a lizard inside a samosa purchased from a shop namely Bubble Tea at Irinjalakuda bus stand in Thrissur district, Kerala. The incident occurred around noon yesterday when the family bought a parcel of samosas from the shop, located near Koodalmanikyam Road. Sinny and Rajesh, residents of
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Key Development A recent social media post by hepatologist Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, known online as The Liver Doc, has reignited concerns about the safety and scientific credibility of over-the-counter liver detox supplements widely sold in India. In a video published on November 26, Dr Philips criticised the growing trend of “liver detox” products, calling
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