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Black Spots on Onions: What They Mean and What You Should Do 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness
- June 12, 2025
Onions are a key ingredient in most Indian kitchens, but sometimes you may find black spots on their skin. These patches are usually caused by a fungus called Aspergillus niger, which leads to black mould. While it often grows on the dry outer layers, it can sometimes spread deeper into the onion, especially in warm,
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Bitter Bubble-Top Water Alarms Puducherry Residents 0
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- November 15, 2025
Key Development Residents across Puducherry have started raising complaints about the poor quality of bubble-top drinking water supplied in their neighbourhoods. Many consumers told the Department of Food Safety that the 20-litre cans often taste bitter and arrive in unhygienic, unlabelled containers. People say they shifted to canned water because the quality of piped water
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BITS Pilani Develops Portable Device for Affordable Pesticide Detection 0
- A to Z, Food Safety, New Technology, News
- December 12, 2024
Overview Scientists at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad, have developed a portable gadget that swiftly detects pesticide residues on fruits, vegetables, and water. This innovation eliminates the need for the traditional, time-consuming process of converting produce into juice for testing. Affordable IoT-Enabled Pesticide Testing The compact microfluidic device identifies organophosphorus
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Biscuit Break? India’s Snack Rush Sees First Dip Post-Pandemic 0
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- May 20, 2025
Overview India’s packaged snack consumption stalled in 2025, with households consuming around 12.8 kg on average, unchanged from the previous year. According to Kantar data, shoppers held back on increasing their snack purchases despite not cutting back significantly on items like biscuits, noodles, and namkeen. Fewer Trips, Less Growth Kantar analysts explained that snack consumption
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BIS Sets New Hygiene Standards for Veggie Washers 0
- A to Z, Blog, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Resources
- June 5, 2025
Report The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has announced new norms for washers used to clean root and tuber vegetables like potatoes, carrots, cassava, beetroot, and radish. These standards aim to improve hygiene, ensure food safety, and make Indian exports more competitive in global markets. Washers Must Meet Food-Grade Requirements Under the new guidelines, manufacturers
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BIS Raises the Bar: New Vitamin Testing for Nutrient-rich Foods 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- October 9, 2025
Key Update The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has revised several Indian Standards for determining vitamin content in foods, marking a major step toward improving accuracy and reliability in nutrient testing. The updated standards cover Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid), Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid), Vitamin B12, and Vitamin D—key micronutrients vital for public health. From Outdated
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