Food Manifest 
Report In response to a quarter of food samples failing to meet quality standards in 2024, the health department has begun enforcing stricter food safety regulations. This includes, notably, the addition of 16 mobile food testing units and the establishment of a new microbiology laboratory in Jaipur to detect bacterial contamination in food items. Challenges
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Key Development In a major anti-adulteration operation, authorities seized 9,853 litres of vanaspati ghee or adulterated ghee from a factory in Kukarkheda Mandi on Wednesday in Jaipur, officials from the Medical and Health Department said. Food Safety Commissioner T. Shubhamangala stated that a team led by Chief Medical and Health Officer (Jaipur I), Ravi Shekhawat,
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Key Update While many parts of Kerala continue to report coconut oil adulteration, Kannur presents a different picture. Over the past two years, the Food Safety Department has not reported a single case of coconut oil adulteration in the district. Instead, the highest number of complaints have involved jaggery laced with synthetic colours, widely sold
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Key Update Switching from refined sugar to jaggery, honey, or dates does not automatically make food healthier, warns Dr Prashant Katakol, a neurosurgeon with over 33 years of experience. He says many people do not suffer from a sugar problem but from a tendency to justify higher intake by choosing “natural” alternatives. As refined sugar
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Jaggery is a sweetener that is gaining popularity as a “healthy” sugar substitute. This sweetener has been given a healthy food status and is often referred to as ‘superfood sweetener’. However, jaggery is still sugar and must be used sparingly. There isn’t enough evidence to support its health benefits claims. This unrefined sugar product is
READ MOREOveriew Authorities in Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha uncovered a large-scale milk adulteration racket during a surprise raid at a milk chilling centre in Tarasahi village under Balikuda police limits. The team, led by Sub-Collector Prasanta Tarei and District Food Safety Officer Sasmita Das, along with local police, seized 50 bags of synthetic milk powder and
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