Food Manifest 
At a Glance Food safety officials seized 33 kg of chips and 5 kg of bread and buns from a shop in Shozhapuram near Rajapalayam, near Madurai, on Thursday. The seized items had no manufacturing date labels, violating packaging regulations. Cement dust found on food packets During an inspection led by Virudhunagar District Food Safety
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Restaurant Under Scrutiny for Reusing “Saliva Oil” in Sichuan A hotpot restaurant in Sichuan, China, faces scrutiny after customers revealed that the establishment reused “saliva oil”—the leftover chilli oil from uneaten soup bases. Instead of discarding the oil, the restaurant blended it with fresh oil to prepare broth for later guests. This practice sparked public
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Key Update The world is throwing away food at an alarming rate. According to the UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024, about 1.05 billion tonnes of food—worth over $1 trillion—was wasted in 2022. This massive loss hurts both the planet and people, while millions still go hungry. A Costly Global Habit Wasted food doesn’t just
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Shocking Scandal Sparks Nationwide Reforms China has announced sweeping food safety measures for schools after a lead poisoning scandal in Gansu province sickened 247 children and staff. The incident, which involved industrial-grade pigment added to kindergarten meals for visual appeal, has been called one of the worst school food safety crises in recent history. The
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Viral Video Sparks Coffee Adulteration Fears — Experts Set the Record Straight In May 2025, a viral Instagram Reel by a popular finfluencer stirred concerns about coffee adulteration in India, warning that rising prices might lead to mass use of chicory as a cheap filler in coffee. The video compared the situation to past controversies
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Key Update The Food and Drug Administration has issued a show-cause notice to a fast food outlet in Greater Noida after it allegedly served a non-vegetarian dish in place of a vegetarian order. The incident occurred at the California Burrito outlet in Delta-2 when a customer received chicken rice instead of mushroom rice through an
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