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Delhi HC Urges FSSAI to Act Fast on ‘ORS’-Labelled Drink Dispute 0
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- October 29, 2025
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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Ravenshaw Varsity Students Hospitalised After Suspected Food, Water Contamination 0
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- October 29, 2025
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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Vegetable Fat Found in Paneer: J&K Imposes Immediate Ban on Loose Varieties 0
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- October 29, 2025
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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Punjab Illegal Factory Produced Fake Ghee Using Oils and Synthetic Essences 0

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

Over 100 Fall Ill After Consuming Buttermilk at Vastu Ceremony in Gujarat 0

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

Half the Food in Kanpur Fails Safety Tests, FSDA Report Reveals 0

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

BMC’s Hospital Meal Tender Draws Criticism Over Lenient Food Safety Fine 0

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,

Indore Gets Madhya Pradesh’s Second Food and Drug Testing Lab 0

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

Edible Oil Units Must Register Under Amended VOPPA Order, 2025 0

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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Delhi HC Urges FSSAI to Act Fast on ‘ORS’-Labelled Drink Dispute 0

Ravenshaw Varsity Students Hospitalised After Suspected Food, Water Contamination 0

Vegetable Fat Found in Paneer: J&K Imposes Immediate Ban on Loose Varieties 0

Punjab Illegal Factory Produced Fake Ghee Using Oils and Synthetic Essences 0

Over 100 Fall Ill After Consuming Buttermilk at Vastu Ceremony in Gujarat 0

Half the Food in Kanpur Fails Safety Tests, FSDA Report Reveals 0

BMC’s Hospital Meal Tender Draws Criticism Over Lenient Food Safety Fine 0

Indore Gets Madhya Pradesh’s Second Food and Drug Testing Lab 0

Edible Oil Units Must Register Under Amended VOPPA Order, 2025 0

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