Food Manifest 
Key Update The health department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has intensified its crackdown on the sale of “analogue paneer” after discovering that several restaurants and hotels in Ahmedabad were serving it as regular milk paneer. Over the past three months, officials seized 1,415 kg of suspected analogue paneer during inspections across the city.
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Key Update Agilent Technologies India, a leader in life sciences and diagnostics technology, and the ICAR (Indian Agricultural Research Institute) – National Research Centre for Grapes (NRCG), Pune, announced the next phase of their research and development collaboration on Monday. This partnership addresses the growing demand for reliable, scalable, and regulation-ready food testing solutions. Boosting
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When it comes to food safety, there are numerous factors to consider, and one particularly insidious threat is aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring toxin produced by certain types of fungi that grow on crops such as peanuts, corn, cottonseed, and tree nuts. This invisible menace poses significant health hazards and requires our attention. In
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Adulterants are intentionally added to milk, compromising its quality and posing serious health hazards.
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Report Chandigarh’s rising rate of food adulteration has raised serious public health concerns despite the UT administration’s claims of effective food safety monitoring. In 2024–25, nearly 22% of milk-based products samples failed to meet food safety standards. During a recent Lok Sabha session, Prataprao Jadhav, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, revealed that
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Overview Despite a sharp rise in food adulteration across Telangana—particularly in Hyderabad—enforcement efforts remain sluggish. Over the past four months, food safety officials carried out 5,088 inspections and flagged 381 eateries. Yet, more than 60% of these establishments escaped any penalty. Between 2020 and 2025, authorities tested 18,283 food samples across the state. Of those,
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