Food Manifest 
Key Update Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao urged the public on Sunday to stay calm and verify facts amid social media claims that a popular egg brand contains cancer-causing substances. He said these posts have created unnecessary panic about egg safety and advised people to continue consuming eggs safely while authorities verify the information.
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Introduction The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued new guidelines for novel food applications, set to take effect in February 2025. These guidelines apply to all new food submissions, including cell-cultured foods and novel food compounds. Analysis The updated guidance reflects changes in the EU’s legal framework for novel foods, which was first introduced
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Key Update The Department of Food and Public Distribution, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, has made registration mandatory for all edible oil manufacturers, processors, blenders, re-packers, and other stakeholders under the amended Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2011 (VOPPA). The amendment, notified in 2025, requires every unit in the edible oil
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Key Update The Government of India has tightened oversight of the edible oil sector by issuing show-cause notices to several large edible oil companies for violating the amended Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2025 (VOPPA Order, 2025). Authorities took action after inspections revealed repeated failures to submit mandatory monthly returns. VOPPA Mandates
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Report On Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched searches at multiple locations in Madhya Pradesh in connection with Jayshri Gayatri Food Products Pvt Ltd. The company is under investigation for producing and distributing tainted milk products, both locally and internationally, using counterfeit laboratory certificates. Action Against Company Directors The ED’s operation targets the directors of
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Overview of the Economic Survey FY25 The Economic Survey for FY25 emphasizes the need to regulate ultra-processed foods (UPFs), calling for clear standards on permissible levels of salt and sugar. It highlights the misleading marketing of high-calorie, unhealthy products, such as breakfast cereals, juices, and chocolate drinks, often falsely promoted as healthy despite being classified
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