Food Manifest 





Overview Two women died, and five others fell ill after consuming porridge made from mango seeds in Odisha’s Kandhamal region. The State government has ordered an investigation into the incident. The victims, Ramita Patmajhi and Runu Majhi, both from Mandipanka village in Daringbadi block, were taken to Brahmanigaon Hospital after they experienced severe stomach pain
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Learn about the urgent need for responsible waste management practices.
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Key Development For the first time, food samples—such as ingredients used in the iconic Tirupati laddoo prasadam and food served to devotees—can now be tested for quality directly in Tirumala. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) inaugurated a modern Food Quality Testing Laboratory on Tuesday. TTD Chairman B.R. Naidu and Executive Officer (EO) J. Syamala Rao
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Key Update The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested RSSVR Subrahmanyam, a serving official in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Engineering Department, for his alleged role in the laddu prasadam ghee adulteration case. The SIT produced him before the ACB Court, which remanded him to 15 days of judicial custody. Subrahmanyam earlier served
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Key Development The Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TSHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports on a suspected food poisoning incident at the BC Welfare Boys Hostel in Dharmavaram, under Itikyala mandal in Jogulamba Gadwal district. On November 1, 52 students fell ill after eating dinner at the hostel. Officials said the students
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Report Two weeks after Tamil Nadu banned mayonnaise made with raw eggs, the Trichy or Tiruchirappalli Food Safety Department has yet to act decisively. Meanwhile, Pudukkottai and Karur officials have already launched inspections, issued notices, and conducted awareness drives to enforce the ban. Some restaurants in Trichy have switched to eggless or flavoured mayo variants
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