Food Manifest 





Overview Vietnamese authorities have issued a nationwide public health warning after uncovering a large-scale counterfeit cooking oil operation. On June 24, police in Hung Yen province raided Nhat Minh Food Production and an affiliated import-export firm. They exposed a years-long scheme in which the companies repackaged animal-feed-grade oil and sold it across the country as
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Customer Alleges Negligence After Shocking Discovery Food Safety Department officials inspected a popular sweet stall and its kitchen in Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu after a customer claimed he found a dead scorpion in halwa. Suganthan from Keezha Azhagunatchiyaarpuram near Sankarankovil purchased 1.5 kg of halwa in five packets from the shop on Sunday (July 13).
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Report Vellore Corporation’s Food Safety Division and Health Department launched a surprise raid on Thursday and seized one tonne of artificially ripened mangoes from the city’s wholesale fruit market. Acting on consumer complaints, officials discovered that traders were using banned chemicals to hasten fruit ripening. Traders Source Mangoes from Neighbouring Districts Over 30 wholesale mango
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Key Update Vegetables are one of the best ways to get the nutrients your body needs. They provide essential macro and micronutrients that support overall health. However, some vegetables can cause harm if you don’t cook or handle them correctly. Surprisingly, a few common vegetables can become unsafe when they are raw, spoiled, or improperly
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Key Development The Food Safety Department of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has banned the manufacture, sale, distribution, and transport of loose paneer containing vegetable or foreign fat across the Union Territory. The move follows laboratory findings that confirmed the presence of Beta-Sitosterol, a compound indicating adulteration with vegetable fat. Commissioner of Food Safety Smita Sethi
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Although India is often viewed as a stereotypically vegetarian nation, such assessments have proven to be false in recent years. In fact, reports indicate that only 23% to 37% of the total population is vegetarian, so India is largely a nation of omnivores. In addition, we’re also the largest global producer of milk, contributing to
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