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Kerala Food Safety Department Mandates Food-Grade Packaging to Combat Health Risks 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- September 24, 2024
Report The Kerala Food Safety Department has mandated the use of only food-grade packaging materials for food items, including fritters. This guideline addresses concerns that packing and storing food in newspapers may lead to contamination with toxic substances like lead and ink. The department has issued a notification prohibiting the use of newspapers to package
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Kerala Faces Cancer Risk from Toxic Pesticides in Imported Vegetables 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 7, 2025
Vegetables imported from other states, laced with toxic pesticide residues including carcinogens, threaten public health in Kerala. Health experts warn that eating such contaminated produce daily may fuel Kerala’s rising cancer rates and other chronic diseases. Tests show that many vegetables sold in local markets, supermarkets, and roadside stalls exceed safe pesticide limits, exposing consumers
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Kerala Enforces Stricter Regulations on Reusing Cooking Oil 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- January 13, 2025
Report The Kerala Commissionerate of Food Safety has implemented stricter rules to prevent businesses from reusing cooking oil in harmful ways. Authorities will impose penalties of up to ₹1 lakh on individuals and businesses that reuse oil improperly. They will penalize those who use oil more than three times without submitting it to authorized organizations.
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Kerala Declares Bacillus subtilis as State Microbe 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness
- January 30, 2026
Key Development Kerala has declared Bacillus subtilis, a probiotic or “good” bacterium found in the environment, the human gut, and fermented foods, as its official State Microbe. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced the decision on Friday, making Kerala the first State in India to formally recognise a State microbe. The declaration came during the inauguration
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Kerala Cracks Down on Unsafe Food with Operation Monsoon 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- June 12, 2025
Report The Kerala Food Safety Department inspected 4,451 food businesses across the state as part of Operation Monsoon, a seasonal drive launched to tackle unhygienic food handling during the rainy season. Since the operation began on May 2, officials have closed 80 establishments for serious violations. They issued 592 rectification notices and 433 compounding notices
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Kerala Cracks Down on Fake Health Cards in Food Sector 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness, News, Resources
- June 30, 2025
Report Kerala Health Minister Veena George has directed the Health Department to carry out statewide inspections of health cards held by employees in hotels, restaurants, and other food businesses. The decision comes after reports that a catering unit in Pathanamthitta had secured fake health cards for all its staff through a laboratory. Under the Food
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