Food Manifest 
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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Haryana, June 30,2023 Two minors, aged 7 and 5, in Sonipat, Haryana, tragically lost their lives due to suspected food poisoning. The incident occurred after the children consumed noodles, chowmein, and parathas. The bodies have been sent for postmortem, and the report is awaited. The children were immediately taken to a hospital, but two of
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Overview On May 12, 2023, Alison Pickering, a 23-year-old student from Tarleton State University, tragically lost her life after eating at a restaurant she frequently visited, unaware that the establishment had changed its recipe, causing a fatal allergic reaction. Pickering, who had a severe peanut allergy since preschool, trusted the restaurant for its allergy-safe food
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