Food Manifest 
Key Update The Food Safety Department scrutinised a Blinkit store behind ROF Mall in Sector 43 in Gurugram, after a resident of Sushant Lok-1 repeatedly received expired paneer through the app. The resident reported that the store continued supplying faulty packets even after replacing the first one. They also alleged that the store manager behaved
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Key Development Anjali Gold, a brand in the edible oil sector, has partnered with Blinkit to deliver its cold-pressed mustard oil to households in major Indian cities. Through Blinkit’s quick-commerce platform, customers can receive the product within 10 minutes of placing an order. The company has rolled out this direct-to-consumer (D2C) model to bypass middlemen
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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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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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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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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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