Food Manifest 
Significant Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has intensified its monitoring of consumer complaints shared on social media. In response to multiple viral posts alleging hygiene lapses and possible contamination, the regulator has issued notices to several food business operators, including Nestlé India, a KFC outlet in Andhra Pradesh, snack brand
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Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken strict action against VKC Nuts Pvt. Ltd. in Uttar Pradesh and Chheda Specialities Foods in Maharashtra over serious food safety violations and critical regulatory non-compliances. The food safety regulator has partially suspended VKC Nuts’ licence and suspended Chheda Specialities Foods’ licence with
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Report The Food Safety Information Council (FSIC) has urged Australians to check food labels and follow safety advice before cooking, ahead of Australian Food Safety Week from November 9 to 16. FSIC CEO Lydia Buchtmann pointed out that research shows only 30% of consumers consistently read cooking and storage instructions. The Impact of Not Following
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Key Development The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh has reported a major food safety setback after laboratory tests showed that two widely trusted Indian brands — Patanjali and Amul — failed to meet purity and quality standards. Months after officials collected samples, they confirmed that Patanjali’s refined oil and
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Key Update The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA), Uttar Pradesh, has destroyed nearly 8,600 litres of expired food products worth approximately ₹2.32 lakh after uncovering a large stockpile at a manufacturing unit in Kanpur. During a surprise inspection conducted on June 15 at Vishal Bharat Industries in Jajmau, officials discovered a substantial quantity of
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Report The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) seized and destroyed 4,810 kg of adulterated paneer worth ₹10.50 lakh in a major raid on Monday morning on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway. Acting on a tip-off, officials intercepted three trucks, suspecting the cargo to be unsafe for consumption. Rapid Tests Reveal Adulteration FSDA’s rapid quality tests confirmed
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