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Health Teams Probe Suspected Food Poisoning in Odisha Villages After Four Deaths 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- May 26, 2026
Food and Water Samples Sent for Testing A high-level health team led by Ashok Paikray, additional director of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), visited Nuadihi village in Hemgir block of Sundargarh in Odisha on Monday after two people died in a suspected food poisoning incident. Two more deaths were reported from nearby villages in
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Plea Against Alcohol Sachets and Tetra Packs 0
- A to Z, Food Laws, Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness, News
- May 26, 2026
Key Update The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre, states, and Union Territories on a petition seeking a ban on the sale of alcohol in tetra packs and sachets. A bench comprising Surya Kant, Joymalya Bagchi, and Vipul M Pancholi issued notices to the authorities and directed them to file their responses within
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Jharkhand Launches Anti-Tobacco Drive Near Schools 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- May 26, 2026
Key Update The Health Department in Jharkhand will launch a month-long tobacco control and public awareness campaign across Jharkhand from May 26 to June 26 in connection with World No Tobacco Day, observed annually on May 31. This year’s campaign will follow the theme, “Unmasking the Appeal – Countering Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction.” Shashi Prakash
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Dogs Tear Into Chicken Kept for Shawarma; Food Safety Team Shuts Koyilandy Shop 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, General, Health & Wellness, News
- May 26, 2026
Key Update Food Safety officials issued a two-day closure notice to a shawarma shop in Koyilandy in Kozhikode after street dogs attacked chicken that workers had kept outside the shop before opening hours. The incident took place at the Office Shawarma stall located near the old stand in Koyilandy on Tuesday morning. Chicken Kept Outside
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Food Safety Team Seizes 1,040 Water Bottles During Inspection in Indore 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- May 25, 2026
Key Update Food Safety officials seized 1,040 bottles of packaged drinking water during an inspection at the Aqua Wing Packaged Drinking Water unit in Tigaria Rao village, Indore, on Sunday. Authorities inspected the directions of Collector Shivam Verma as part of an ongoing summer drive to monitor the quality of food and beverages sold across
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Gutka Ban Exists Only on Paper? Banned Products Still Sold Freely Across Ranchi 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- May 25, 2026
Key Update Despite the state health, medical education, and family welfare department imposing a complete ban on the manufacture, storage, sale, and distribution of gutka and paan masala products containing tobacco and nicotine, shops across Ranchi, Jharkhand, continue to sell these products openly. On May 4, Ajoy Kumar Singh, the department’s additional chief secretary-cum-state food
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