Food Manifest 
Key Update Perinthalmanna Sub Collector Sakshi Mohan instructed schools to organise awareness programmes on the harmful effects of consuming excess sugar and oil. She noted that lifestyle diseases, including diabetes, are increasing across the state and affecting more school students. Sakshi Mohan urged teachers to train students to read and understand the information printed on
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Report As the Kanwar Yatra begins on July 11, the Meerut district administration in Uttar Pradesh has introduced a tech-based initiative to ensure food quality and pricing transparency for the millions of Shiva devotees expected to participate. Officials have made it mandatory for all food joints along the pilgrimage route to display QR codes. Pilgrims
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Report The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to implement food safety regulations within three months, requiring clear and prominent display of key details on packaged food products. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan firmly pressed the need for transparent labelling. “Do all of you have grandchildren?” Justice Pardiwala asked.
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Key Development On Monday, the Supreme Court directed the central and state governments to respond to a petition asserting that consumers have a right to know not just product details, but also the identity of the seller. The petitioner, Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, argued that disclosing seller information is essential to protect customers from fraud and
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Report The Supreme Court (SC) has settled a 15-year dispute over the classification of pure coconut oil under the Central Excise Tariff Act of 1985. The three-member bench ruled that companies must classify coconut oil sold in small quantities, ranging from 5 ml to 2 litres, as ‘edible oil,’ unless they label it as a
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Key Update The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to tighten permissible limits of antimony and DEHP in packaged drinking water to match international standards. However, the court allowed the petitioner to approach the concerned authority with a
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