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Report Three-year-old Olivia died of suspected food poisoning after she and her father, Henry, mother, and grandmother, all residents of Vendoor of Thrissur district, ate masala dosa at a hotel near Angamaly, Ernakulam, on Saturday. The family felt unwell shortly after consuming the meal. Family Experiences Discomfort After a Meal After finishing the meal, Henry
READ MOREReport At least 20 people, mostly young adults, landed in hospitals across Thiruvananthapuram after eating shawarma from Istanbul Grills and Rolls in Manacaud. By early Saturday morning, multiple individuals reported symptoms including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, and fever after consuming the food on Friday evening. Hospitals, including KIMS, PRS, SP Fort, and Al Arif,
READ MOREReport Pune’s iconic sweet brand Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale launched an investigation after receiving repeated customer complaints about a change in the taste of their popular Bakarwadi. The brand’s management assigned Nitin Dalvi, personal secretary to partner Indraneel Chitale, to look into the matter. Sweet Shop Owner Misuses Brand Identity Dalvi’s investigation uncovered that Pramod Prabhakar Chitale,
READ MOREReport 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
READ MOREMany of us eat enough to feel full, but our bodies might still miss out on key nutrients like iron, vitamin A, or iodine. This gap in nutrition is called “hidden hunger,” and it can lead to health problems like anaemia, poor immunity, and slow growth in children. Fortification is a simple and effective way
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
READ MOREReport The Food Safety and Drug Administration, Uttar Pradesh has empowered customers to directly report food safety concerns through an upgraded feature in the Food Safety Connect app. This new feature allows users to submit feedback and lodge complaints about food safety violations straight from their smartphones. App Gets a Grievance Redressal Upgrade Originally launched
READ MOREReport Amid rising concerns and social media claims about using artificial colouring to make watermelons appear fresher, the Gujarat Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) stepped up with a swift and thorough inspection drive. The FDCA inspected nearly 350 watermelon vendors across Gujarat and collected over 400 samples. Under the Food Safety on Wheels initiative,
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