Food Manifest 





Key Development Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara has banned citrus fruits such as oranges and grapes as part of stricter controls on food items entering the jail. Prison authorities flagged the risk of these fruits being misused for fermentation, prompting tighter regulation of permissible food items. Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services)
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Traced to the Rice Nearly 10 months after the tragic death of five-year-old Dheeraj B in Bhuvaneshwarinagar, Kempapura Agrahara, Bengaluru, authorities have confirmed that spoiled Vangibath (a brinjal rice dish) stored in the refrigerator for two days was the cause of fatal food poisoning, not the cake, as initially suspected. In the chaos that followed
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Report A tragic incident in Bengaluru’s Bhuvaneshwari Nagar resulted in the death of a 5-year-old boy and left his parents in critical condition after they consumed a cake delivered by Swiggy that a customer later cancelled. The boy, Dheeraj, fell seriously ill shortly after his family shared the cake on Monday. His father, Balaraj, a
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Key Update Food safety officials of the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) in Odisha destroyed nearly 400 kilograms of stale sweets and synthetic food colours during inspections at several sweet shops on Sunday. They also collected fines of over ₹1.27 lakh from shop owners for violating food safety regulations. Raids Conducted Across Silk City As part
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Key Update A suspected case of food poisoning at the Morarji Desai Residential School for Minorities in Hirekodi village, Chikkodi taluk, Belagavi, Karnataka sickened more than 170 students on Friday, September 12, 2025. Doctors treated 119 students initially and later confirmed that the number had risen to 177. The illness broke out around 9 a.m.
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India’s booming quick commerce sector, known for delivering groceries and essentials within minutes, is now under intense scrutiny over serious hygiene lapses and food safety violations. At the heart of the issue are dark stores—warehouse-like storage hubs that stock and dispatch products for last-mile delivery. Once lauded for their role in fast retail, these facilities
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