Food Manifest 





Report Health authorities recently closed an eatery near a private engineering institute in South Kalamassery, Kochi after Hepatitis A cases increased over the past two weeks. The closure followed the discovery that the tea shop violated hygiene and food safety regulations. Consequently, authorities suspect that students may have consumed contaminated food or water from nearby
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Key Update Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects an estimated 15–20% of pre-menopausal women worldwide, making it one of the most common endocrine disorders. As per medical practitioners, rising junk food consumption among pre-teen girls in India drives a surge in PCOS cases. Dr Archana Dhawan Bajaj, Gynaecologist and IVF Specialist at Nurture, explains that fast
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Key Update Following a central directive for nationwide inspections, Jharkhand food safety department will launch a statewide crackdown on artificial fruit ripening agents and instruct district food safety officers (FSOs) to intensify inspections across mandis, storage facilities, and transport hubs ahead of the peak summer fruit season. State Deputy Food Safety Commissioner Anant Sinha confirmed
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Key Update The Health Department in Jharkhand will launch a month-long tobacco control and public awareness campaign across Jharkhand from May 26 to June 26 in connection with World No Tobacco Day, observed annually on May 31. This year’s campaign will follow the theme, “Unmasking the Appeal – Countering Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction.” Shashi Prakash
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Key Update The Jharkhand High Court on Friday directed the state government to strictly enforce food safety regulations framed by the Central government and immediately halt the open sale of meat and chicken across the state. A division bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajesh Shankar issued the directions while hearing a public
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Key Update The Jharkhand food safety department has stepped up its inspection drive to curb the sale of fruit-based beverages falsely marketed as oral rehydration salt (ORS). These products mislead consumers who rely on ORS for treating diarrhoea and dehydration. Officials Inspect Shops Across Ranchi Food safety officials in Ranchi and other districts are actively
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