FSSAI Halts Sale of Select Rum and Whisky Variants Over Flavouring Violations
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- August 5, 2026
Food Manifest Key Update Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials seized around 500 kg of suspected adulterated ghee during intensive raids carried out across Indore on Tuesday. The enforcement drive aimed to check the quality of widely consumed dairy products in the city. Officials conducted a major inspection at Shri Dhenu Dairy Products in Palda Marble Mandi,
READ MORESignificant Update Nearly 85 people, including an additional district magistrate, fell ill after consuming kuttu ka atta (buckwheat flour), typically eaten during fasting rituals, in Baghpat, Bijnor and Bulandshahr districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said. All affected individuals were hospitalised and are now recovering. In Bulandshahr, 39 people fell ill after consuming buckwheat flour in
READ MOREOverview Groundwater contamination by arsenic, fluoride, iron, and other toxic elements in several Bihar districts has sharply increased the demand for packaged drinking water over the past decade. Rising health awareness among consumers has further accelerated this shift, leading more households to depend on bottled water. The growing demand has also triggered a rapid expansion
READ MORESignificant Update A viral video from Rajasthan has raised concerns about the quality of a frozen dessert sold by Kwality Wall’s. In the video circulating on the social media platform X, a woman shows a tub of the brand’s Fruit & Nut frozen dessert and claims that it contains oil at the bottom. In the
READ MORESignificant 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
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