Viral Pakora Video from Ludhiana Sparks Serious Food Safety Concerns
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- August 7, 2025
Report Early Thursday in the previous week, a suspected case of food poisoning sent 31 students to Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded’s Vishnupuri area in Maharashtra. The students, who had eaten pani puri from a roadside stall the previous evening, began experiencing nausea, vomiting, and stomach discomfort between 4 and
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READ MOREReport Ahead of the Chithirai festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, District Collector M S Sangeetha prioritised food safety and instructed all individuals and groups distributing food and drinks to devotees to strictly follow hygiene and safety standards. Mandatory FSSAI Registration for Food Donors To ensure accountability, she ordered all food donors to register with the
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READ MOREReport Twelve migrant workers landed in the emergency ward of the Government Medical College Hospital, Ernakulam, on Thursday night (April 17, 2025) after showing symptoms of food poisoning. They first visited the Government Taluk Hospital in Thrippunithura when they began feeling sick. Doctors there referred them to Ernakulam Government Medical College Hospital in Kalamassery around
READ MOREReport As summer sets in, the demand for refreshing juices has spiked—and so have hygiene violations. Food safety officials in Hyderabad launched intensified inspections across juice outlets, uncovering serious lapses in cleanliness and food handling, especially in Ameerpet. Officials Find Rotten Fruits and Rusty Equipment At A1 Fruit and Juice Shop, inspectors found rusty refrigerators
READ MOREReport As temperatures rise, so does our craving for juicy, hydrating fruits like watermelon and muskmelon. But with the seasonal demand comes a serious concern — fruit adulteration. In a recent crackdown across Tamil Nadu, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) seized and destroyed over 2,000 kilograms of chemically adulterated watermelons. Viral
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