The Dangers of Calcium Carbide in Ripening Fruits
- Food Hygiene, Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness
- March 14, 2025
Report Students from Digital University Kerala (DUK), Trivandrum, Kerala protested at their hostel after discovering a dead lizard in their meal on Sunday. The lizard was found in the pickle served in the hostel dining area. The contractor responsible for providing meals to over 200 students has faced repeated allegations of food contamination. In response,
READ MOREOverview The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in Karnataka has flagged 31 snack items from Kerala as unsafe after testing revealed harmful substances, including carcinogens. Snacks such as chakli, nippattu, chips, and murukku contained excessive artificial colourants and other dangerous additives. Unsafe Snacks Identified FSSAI tested 140 food samples entering Karnataka from
READ MOREIn India, food date labels play a key role in food safety management and reducing waste. Terms like “best before’, ‘expiry, ‘use by’, and ‘manufacture date’ often confuse, leaving consumers unsure about what’s safe to consume after a printed date. Misunderstanding these labels can lead to unnecessary food disposal, financial loss, and health risks. To
READ MOREOverview The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has scheduled a meeting with quick-commerce (qcom) platforms, including Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto, on Tuesday to address concerns about violations of food safety regulations, according to sources familiar with the matter. This meeting comes at a time when issues related to breaches of food
READ MOREHospitalization After Suspected Food Poisoning In a concerning incident in Wayanad, Kerala, doctors admitted two children from a Chooral Mala landslide-affected family to the hospital on Saturday morning (November 9, 2024) with symptoms of food poisoning. After eating a soybean meal allegedly provided by Meppadi grama panchayat officials a few days earlier, the children, who
READ MOREOverview As part of an inspection, Thrikkakara municipality health officials seized expired food items from restaurants along Collectorate Link Road in Kakkanad. The inspection was part of the municipality’s ongoing efforts to enforce food safety regulations. Health department officials transported the confiscated items to the municipality office, where they displayed them along with the names
READ MOREFood spoilage is the process that renders food unfit for consumption due to changes in its texture, flavour, aroma, or appearance. While spoiled food may not always pose a health risk, its altered qualities make it undesirable to eat. Beyond the inconvenience of wasting food, spoilage leads to significant economic losses and can contribute to
READ MOREReport A 5-year-old boy fell ill after consuming a samosa containing a dead lizard in Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. The incident occurred on Thursday evening when Shreyans Sharma, the young boy, bought the samosa from a local shop run by Suresh Kushwaha. After eating half of the samosa, Shreyans noticed an unusual taste and, upon
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