Food Manifest 
Report Twelve migrant workers landed in the emergency ward of the Government Medical College Hospital, Ernakulam, on Thursday night (April 17, 2025) after showing symptoms of food poisoning. They first visited the Government Taluk Hospital in Thrippunithura when they began feeling sick. Doctors there referred them to Ernakulam Government Medical College Hospital in Kalamassery around
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Key Update The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has suspended the licences of 110 packaged drinking water brands across Uttar Pradesh after laboratory tests confirmed they failed to meet safety standards. FSDA Commissioner Roshan Jacob ordered a statewide inspection drive from Lucknow following a surge in complaints about adulterated and substandard bottled water sold
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Report A recent food poisoning incident has left 106 students hospitalised after consuming khichdi during their midday meal at Zilla Parishad School in Pardi village, Saoli taluk, Chandrapur, Maharashtra. On Thursday, the school served khichdi to 126 students as part of its regular mid-day meal programme. Shortly after eating, 106 students showed symptoms of uneasiness
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Key Update Food safety and legal metrology authorities conducted joint inspections at 16 eateries within the Guntur Municipal Corporation limits in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday and seized 101 kg of stale food. Ten joint teams inspected 12 restaurants, two sweet shops and two bakeries, including Gonguru Restaurant, Bismillah, Mayura, Swagat Delight, 99 Biryani, Al Kabir,
READ MOREKey Update Food poisoning sent more than 100 crew members of Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar film set to the hospital in Leh, exposing gaps in food safety practices on large productions. On the Dhurandhar film set, crew members — including children — ate meals and soon developed stomach pain, vomiting, and headaches. Doctors at Sajal Narbu
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Key Development FSSAI Chief Executive Officer G. Kamala Vardhana Rao has called for 100% inspection of packaged drinking water (PDW) units and stringent checks on water treatment plants in Telangana. He chaired a comprehensive review meeting in Hyderabad on Friday to strengthen the state’s food safety ecosystem. The directive comes as food poisoning incidents continue
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