Food Manifest 
The incident in Udaipur highlights the importance of food safety during communal events.
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Report United Breweries Ltd. (UBL), a leading beer manufacturer in India, will shut down its Mangaluru brewery by the end of June 2025. The company is implementing a strategic plan to consolidate capacity and streamline its operations within Karnataka. UBL currently runs breweries in Bengaluru, Mysuru, and Mangaluru. Once the Mangaluru unit closes, the company
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Seeds Sprouted Aboard the ISS Scientists from the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, have begun analysing fenugreek and green gram sprouts grown aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux) hydrated the seeds, allowed them to sprout, and froze them at –80°C. The sprouts returned to Earth on July 15 and reached
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Key Update The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that its new tiered ‘sugar tax’ on sweetened beverages will take effect from January 1, 2026, replacing the existing flat-rate system. The Ministry of Finance confirmed that the change aims to encourage healthier consumption and align with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s unified approach to taxing
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Key Update Government schools across the UAE have tightened rules on the food students can bring to campus. The move targets sugary sweets, fizzy drinks and other unhealthy snacks that educators say affect behaviour and academic performance. In notices to parents, schools said sugary candies, artificially coloured sugary snacks, flavoured crisps and carbonated drinks are
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Key Update Following the deaths of two people in Oman linked to Uranus Star bottled water from Iran, the UAE has swiftly blocked the product’s import and sale to protect public health. On October 10, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) confirmed that authorities had issued no import or distribution permits for the
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