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Prayagraj Traders Hit with ₹15.8L Fines for Unsafe Food 0

Key Update After intensifying its enforcement drive across the city during the festive season, the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) in Prayagraj fined 20 traders a total of ₹15.80 lakh for selling adulterated, substandard, or misbranded food products. Multiple Food Samples Fail Quality Tests Officials collected samples of singhada flour, gram flour, papad, rusk,

Cooking Oil Checks Begin in Sivasagar for Safer Food 0

Key Update The Food Safety Department launched an oil-testing drive across Sivasagar, a historic Upper Assam town located near Dibrugarh, on Monday. Officials, along with the Food Safety on Wheels (FSW) mobile unit, tested used cooking oil in restaurants by measuring Total Polar Compounds (TPC)—a key marker of oil degradation and related health risks. Officials

Cockroach in Noodles Shocks Visakhapatnam Diner 0

Key Update On Saturday afternoon, customers at Stark Restaurant on Beach Road, Visakhapatnam, were shocked to find a roasted cockroach in their chicken noodles. When they confronted the server, he avoided answering their questions. Restaurant Response and Public Reaction The restaurant in-charge insisted that their kitchen is always clean. He suggested the cockroach may have

Salem Hostel Food Scare: 70+ Students Fall Ill 0

Key Update More than 70 students fell ill on Friday night after eating food served at the hostel of Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Medical College & Hospital in Seeragapadi, Salem. Many students began vomiting and fainting and were immediately admitted to the campus hospital. Their condition is now reported to be stable. Officials Inspect Kitchen

Vegetables That Can Turn Harmful If Not Cooked Properly 0

Key Update Vegetables are one of the best ways to get the nutrients your body needs. They provide essential macro and micronutrients that support overall health. However, some vegetables can cause harm if you don’t cook or handle them correctly. Surprisingly, a few common vegetables can become unsafe when they are raw, spoiled, or improperly

Hidden Chemicals Could Be Harming Your Gut, Cambridge Study Finds 0

Key Development Researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified 168 chemicals that interfere with the growth of beneficial gut bacteria. They published their findings in Nature Microbiology after testing 1,076 chemical contaminants on 22 common gut bacterial species. The team also developed a machine-learning model to predict how these chemicals affect microbial growth. Common

Gen Z in India Increasingly Consumes Ultra-Processed Foods Online 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 6, 2025
Key Development A recent survey by LocalCircles shows that India’s Gen Z frequently orders ultra-processed foods (UPFs)—including soft drinks, juices, biscuits, cakes, ice creams, candies, chips, and noodles—through popular online apps. Alarmingly, one in two packaged food items listed on quick-commerce platforms is high in fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS). The survey’s findings echo the
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Rotten Apples Seized; Srivilliputtur Fruit Shops Pulled Up for Violations 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 6, 2025
Key Update Food safety officials in Srivilliputtur, near Madurai, seized 82 kilograms of rotten apples from a private fruit vendor’s godown on Friday and immediately destroyed the unsafe stock at the municipal yard to keep it out of the market. Raid Exposes Unlicensed Outlets Officials inspected five other shops run by the same vendor on
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India, Russia Join Hands to Boost Food Safety Standards 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 6, 2025
Key Update India and Russia have taken a major step toward improving cross-border food safety standards. On Friday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) signed an agreement with Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being. The agreement aims to deepen collaboration in food safety, promote information exchange,
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Cooking Oil Checks Begin in Sivasagar for Safer Food 0

Cockroach in Noodles Shocks Visakhapatnam Diner 0

Salem Hostel Food Scare: 70+ Students Fall Ill 0

Vegetables That Can Turn Harmful If Not Cooked Properly 0

Hidden Chemicals Could Be Harming Your Gut, Cambridge Study Finds 0

Gen Z in India Increasingly Consumes Ultra-Processed Foods Online 0

Rotten Apples Seized; Srivilliputtur Fruit Shops Pulled Up for Violations 0

India, Russia Join Hands to Boost Food Safety Standards 0

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