Food Manifest 





Overview The Baba Balak Nath temple in Deotsidh, Himachal Pradesh, closed its prasad shop after food safety tests deemed the samples unfit for consumption. The temple management decided to outsource the shop’s operations to address safety concerns. Temple staff prepare the main offering, “rote,” using wheat, sugar, and ghee or vegetable oil, for devotees visiting
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Report Every year, millions suffer from food poisoning from bacteria like Salmonella and E. coli. Outdoor eating — picnics and barbecues — raises the risk, as food stays exposed to germs and insects. You need clean hands, but parks and beaches rarely have soap and hot water. Alcohol hand gels help, but they don’t kill
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Discover tips for safe oil storage and why it matters for your well-being.
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Report In early January, authorities in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, uncovered a facility that produced fake ghee. Located in the Tajganj area along Shamsabad Road, the factory mixed harmful substances like urea, palm oil, and synthetic flavours to imitate well-known dairy brands. Officials confiscated 25,500 kilograms of fake ghee and raw materials used in its production,
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Report Authorities have uncovered two major instances of unsafe meat distribution this week in Kerala, seizing over 500 kilograms of stale chicken and large quantities of spoiled cooking oil intended for public consumption. In Kummil, Kadakkal (Kollam district), alert residents stopped Suresh Kumar, a meat supplier from Thiruvananthapuram, as he attempted to sell foul-smelling meat
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Increased Jaggery Production in Salem and Namakkal The Department of Food Safety has intensified inspections at jaggery production facilities in Salem and Namakkal districts in Tamilnad ahead of the upcoming Pongal festivities. With jaggery being a key ingredient in making Pongal, producers in these districts have increased their output over the past two weeks. In
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