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Key Update The Delhi High Court urged the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to quickly decide on Johnson & Johnson subsidiary JNTL Consumer Health’s plea to use “ORS” in its beverage branding. Justice Sachin Datta directed FSSAI to complete the hearing by Friday, emphasising that the situation cannot linger. He clarified that
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Key Update Fifteen students from Ravenshaw University’s East Hostel were admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on Wednesday morning after suffering from vomiting and loose motion. Doctors confirmed that all the students are stable and recovering. The students reported falling ill after eating dinner served in the hostel on Tuesday night. They
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Key Development The Food Safety Department of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has banned the manufacture, sale, distribution, and transport of loose paneer containing vegetable or foreign fat across the Union Territory. The move follows laboratory findings that confirmed the presence of Beta-Sitosterol, a compound indicating adulteration with vegetable fat. Commissioner of Food Safety Smita Sethi
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Key Update Punjab Police and the Health Department jointly raided a counterfeit desi ghee factory in Baghapurana town, Moga. Investigators discovered large-scale production of fake ghee made by blending refined and vegetable oils with synthetic essences to mimic the texture and aroma of pure ghee. During the raid, officials seized packaging rolls of popular ghee
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Key Update More than 100 people, including several women and children, fell ill in Gomta village of Wadhwan, Surendranagar district, Gujarat, on Saturday night after consuming buttermilk (chhas) served during a Vastu Puja (house-warming) ceremony. Resident Mahesh Patel hosted the event to mark the completion of his new house, which around 600 people. Soon after
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Key Development The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) of Uttar Pradesh has revealed shocking levels of adulteration in Kanpur’s food supply. Nearly half of the samples collected across the district failed to meet safety standards, exposing the rampant use of harmful chemicals, artificial colours, and substandard ingredients in everyday foods. The FSDA tested 1,324
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