Roasted Chickpeas Adulteration Raises Fresh Food Safety Concerns
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- October 31, 2025
Food Manifest Overview Doctors across India have welcomed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) decision to ban the use of the term “ORS” on packaged beverages, calling it a long-overdue move to protect children’s health. For years, several flavoured drinks marketed as “ORS” or “hydration beverages” misled consumers and put young patients at risk.
READ MOREKey Update More than 120 people have fallen ill in Russia’s Siberian republic of Buryatia after consuming contaminated ready-made meals sold by a regional supermarket chain. Local health officials confirmed the outbreak, calling it one of the largest foodborne illness incidents in the region in recent years. Cases Rise Rapidly Russia’s consumer rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor,
READ MOREKey Update The State Cooking Workers’ Union in Kasaragod reported that several auditoriums in the district operate without valid food safety and health certificates, as well as catering licenses. The union urged the Health and Food Safety Department to take strict action against these widespread violations to protect public health. They also pointed out that
READ MOREKey Update Inspectors conducting surprise checks at meat and poultry shops in Vijayawada found shocking hygiene lapses and discovered spoiled meat being sold to unsuspecting customers. The team exposed widespread violations of food safety standards, revealing that lapses in regular oversight had allowed unsafe practices to continue unchecked. Disturbing Findings at Local Shops Inspectors visiting
READ MOREKey Update The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), the international authority that defines food safety and quality benchmarks, is reviewing India’s proposed standards for cardamom, coriander, and vanilla. Once approved, these Codex standards will gain universal recognition, enabling the three spices to be exported worldwide without facing individual country-specific compliance hurdles. A Major Boost for Exporters
READ MOREKey Update The Delhi High Court granted interim protection to JNTL Consumer Health (India) in its petition challenging the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) sudden revocation of approvals allowing the use of “ORS” with prefixes or suffixes in registered trademarks for electrolyte and beverage products. Justice Sachin Datta directed FSSAI not to
READ MOREKey Update The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU) in Punjab inaugurated a ₹2.53-crore food testing lab in March, designed to test food and beverages for pesticides, toxic heavy metals, and nutritional content. The facility aims to support small and medium entrepreneurs in meeting the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) requirements.
READ MOREKey Update: Human Teeth Found in Food Across China Shocking incidents across China have raised major concerns over food safety after consumers discovered human teeth in everyday food items. On October 13, a woman in Jilin province found three artificial human teeth inside a grilled sausage she had bought for her child from an outdoor
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