Food Manifest 
Key Update The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has invited bids to supply cooked vegetarian meals to patients in 10 peripheral hospitals. Once implemented, the plan will provide daily meals to nearly 1,600 patients, covering breakfast, tea, and both morning and evening meals. The civic body included special diets in the tender for patients with diabetes,
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Key Update Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the newly built Food and Drug Testing Laboratory (FDTL) at Talawali Chanda in Indore on Monday. The government spent ₹8.30 crore on the project to create a modern, transparent facility for faster testing. The new lab, the state’s second after Bhopal, will serve as a model
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Key Update The Department of Food and Public Distribution, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, has made registration mandatory for all edible oil manufacturers, processors, blenders, re-packers, and other stakeholders under the amended Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2011 (VOPPA). The amendment, notified in 2025, requires every unit in the edible oil
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Contaminated Water Supply Discovered The Iritty, Kannur municipal health department discovered that several shops, including meat stalls, were using water from a contaminated well with waste. Health officials immediately disconnected the pipelines and water supply systems carrying water from the well to overhead tanks and banned its use. Hidden Well and Accumulated Waste The contaminated
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Key Update Collector N. O. Sukhaputra of Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu has directed organisers of annadhanams and temporary eateries for the Muthuramalinga Thevar Guru Puja on October 31 to obtain a food safety registration or license. The Virudhunagar District Administration requires them to register under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, through the FSSAI
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Key Update The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages has recalled three popular drinks — Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Coca-Cola, and Sprite — due to possible metal contamination. Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages launched the recall on October 3, 2025, initially covering about 4,000 cans distributed in Texas, according to USA Today. However,
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