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- May 28, 2026
Food Manifest Significant Update Food served in school and college canteens should be safe and hygienic. However, several incidents reported across India in the past 20 months have raised concerns about food safety in campus kitchens. More than 50 cases of hygiene lapses have surfaced from educational institutions across the country. Students have repeatedly complained about insects,
READ MOREKey Update Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated a state-of-the-art Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) laboratory in Tirumala on Saturday. The facility can detect impurities at parts per trillion (PPT) levels, significantly improving food safety monitoring. The laboratory has been established with support from the central government, in coordination with
READ MOREKey Update Hyderabad’s Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST), along with Kulsumpura Police, raided an illegal samosa manufacturing unit in Jiyaguda during a recent enforcement operation. Officials found that the unit was operating without a valid licence from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The facility also lacked a trade licence and fire
READ MOREKey Update A viral post on X has raised concerns after a user alleged that a piece of glass was found inside a dark chocolate sold under Noice, a private-label food brand launched by Swiggy on its Swiggy Instamart platform. User @DealsDhamaka shared the post and said that one of his followers, @Pras_SwiftMojo, had ordered
READ MOREKey Update Task Force sleuths from the Khairtabad Zone, along with Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) food safety officials, raided six dairy outlets near Ganj Bazar in Secunderabad and seized 3.8 tonnes of inferior-quality and unhygienic paneer. Investigators said the shops sourced paneer, khoa and other dairy products from unidentified suppliers. The operators allegedly stored
READ MORESignificant Update India’s food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has sought additional time from the Supreme Court of India to finalise the format for front-of-pack warning labels on packaged foods high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS). In an affidavit filed on 13 March 2026, the regulator told the court
READ MOREKey Update A promotional campaign offering milk for Re 1 on the Flipkart platform has sparked criticism from dairy cooperative leaders, who say deep discounting could harm farmers and weaken the cooperative dairy system. BAMUL Files Complaint Over “Predatory Pricing” D. K. Suresh, president of Bangalore Milk Union Limited (BAMUL), has filed a complaint with
READ MORESignificant Update The Punjab State and Chandigarh (UT) Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has mandated the establishment of an independent food testing lab in Chandigarh. The move aims to curb food adulteration and protect public health by ensuring rigorous testing of milk and dairy products. Stricter Monitoring of Milk and Dairy Products Following reports of substandard
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