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Vijayawada Night Food Courts: 130 kg Coloured Chicken Seized 0

Key Update Food Safety Department officials in Vijayawada have urged citizens visiting the city’s Eat Streets (Night Food Courts) to stay alert after inspections revealed that vendors are using hazardous synthetic food colours and tasting salts. Inspectors found these additives in popular items, including biryani, shawarma, ice cream, tandoori and fried chicken, and veg manchurian.

Sabarimala Food Safety Drive: 60 Outlets Pulled Up After 350 Inspections 0

Key Update The Sabarimala Mandala–Makaravilakku season has begun, and the Food Safety Department has intensified inspections to ensure pilgrims receive safe and hygienic food. Within the first week, officials inspected 350 food outlets along the Sabarimala route and identified safety or hygiene lapses in 60 of them. They issued rectification notices to all 60 establishments.

PU kiosk owners fined ₹90,000 for running food outlet without licence 0

Key Development A Chandigarh court has convicted three partners of a kiosk outside Panjab University for running their food business without the mandatory food licence, underscoring the need for strict compliance with food safety laws. The Chandigarh Health Department had filed the case against Gian Singh and Associates, which operates Kiosk No. 2 at Food

MP Flags Illegal Use of Carcinogenic Dye in Roasted Chana, Seeks Urgent Action 0

Key Development Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has raised serious concerns over the alleged illegal use of Auramine — a carcinogenic industrial dye — in roasted chana and other food items. She has written to Union Health Minister JP Nadda seeking immediate intervention. Violation of Food Safety Laws In her letter, also sent to

MCD Issues Show-Cause Notice to NGO Over Food Safety Violations 0

Key Development The Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s Education Department has issued a show-cause notice to Rao Raghubur Singh Sewa Samiti, the NGO responsible for supplying mid-day meals to MCD primary schools in Kalkaji’s B-Block, after inspectors found major food safety violations and lapses in operational norms. Surprise Inspection Reveals Major Lapses Amit Kharkhari, Chairman of

Suspected Food Poisoning Hits Kasaragod Students After Wayanad Trip in Kerala 0

Around 40 Students Affected Around 40 students from Kakkat Government Higher Secondary School, Nileshwaram, Kasaragod, were hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning after returning from an excursion to Wayanad on Saturday (November 22, 2025). Four teachers who accompanied them also sought medical attention. All affected students were admitted to Nileshwaram Taluk Hospital and nearby private

Centre Orders Nationwide Study on Plastic Food Packaging Safety 0
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- November 24, 2025
Key Development The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has tasked the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) with a scientific study to assess how plastic packaging used widely in food delivery behaves under intense heat, long delivery times and extended storage. The study will test commonly used materials such as PET, recycled PET, polycarbonate and laminated films
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Ranchi’s Street Food Under Scrutiny: Hygiene Gaps Put Public at Risk 0
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- November 24, 2025
Key Development Jharkhand’s capital, Ranchi, enjoys its favourite street food corners, but these spots carry a hidden health cost. Inspections at Kutchery Chowk, Lalpur and Albert Ekka Chowk uncovered routine violations of FSSAI hygiene rules. Vendors cooked with bare hands, handled money and utensils simultaneously, and operated beside garbage piles, stagnant water and overflowing drains—conditions
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Kerala Health Department Order Restricts Media Sharing of Seized Food Items 0
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- November 24, 2025
Key Update The Kerala Health Department has issued an order stating that food items seized during inspections to ensure hygiene and quality in restaurants must not be publicly displayed. The order also instructs officials not to share information about seized substandard food with the media. Secrecy Concerns Inside the Department The directive, issued on October
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Vijayawada Night Food Courts: 130 kg Coloured Chicken Seized 0

Sabarimala Food Safety Drive: 60 Outlets Pulled Up After 350 Inspections 0

PU kiosk owners fined ₹90,000 for running food outlet without licence 0

MP Flags Illegal Use of Carcinogenic Dye in Roasted Chana, Seeks Urgent Action 0

MCD Issues Show-Cause Notice to NGO Over Food Safety Violations 0

Suspected Food Poisoning Hits Kasaragod Students After Wayanad Trip in Kerala 0

Centre Orders Nationwide Study on Plastic Food Packaging Safety 0

Ranchi’s Street Food Under Scrutiny: Hygiene Gaps Put Public at Risk 0

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