Surat Police Bust Fake Ghee Manufacturing Racket in Kamrej
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- May 28, 2026
Food Manifest Key Update Surat Rural Police busted a fake ghee manufacturing racket operating from a warehouse in Kamrej taluka on Wednesday. During the raid, the Local Crime Branch (LCB) seized raw materials and machinery worth nearly ₹3 lakh, highlighting growing food safety concerns in South Gujarat. Police Raid Warehouse in Navagam Acting on information about the
READ MOREKey Update Amid rising summer health concerns, the food safety department in Ludhiana intensified checks on food adulteration and destroyed nearly 18 kg of suspected fake paneer during a surprise inspection drive at the city’s vegetable market on Wednesday. Officials Inspect Paneer Sold at Roadside Stalls Under the supervision of District Health Officer Dr Ashish
READ MOREKey Update Food safety officials of the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) conducted inspections at two food establishments in Hyderabad’s Madeenaguda and Moosapet areas on Tuesday. They detected several hygiene and food safety violations. Officials Detect Improper Storage at Gismat Jail Mandi During an inspection at Gismat Jail Mandi restaurant in Madeenaguda, the food safety team
READ MOREKey Update Delhi Police seized 802 kg of fake spices and condiments during a raid in Khari Baoli, Old Delhi’s historic spice market. Acting on a tip-off received on Saturday, police raided the ground floor of a house in the Naya Bans area where an illegal spice manufacturing unit was allegedly operating. Officials recovered grinding
READ MOREKey Update In another major food adulteration case, officials from the Gujarat Food Safety Department seized more than 3,500 kilograms of contaminated fennel seeds (saunf), during a raid in Unjha, Gujarat. Officials carried out the operation at Ganapati Cleaning Factory after receiving information about alleged adulteration activities at the unit. During the raid, authorities reportedly
READ MORESignificant Update A customer has accused Blinkit of delivering mouldy sandwich bread that had allegedly crossed its expiry date and refusing to issue a refund. The complaint, shared on X, quickly went viral and reignited concerns over food safety standards in the quick commerce sector. The customer posted photographs of Suchali’s Artisan Bakehouse Multigrain Sandwich
READ MOREFood 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
READ MOREKey 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
READ MOREKey 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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