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FTA Fallout: How Ultra-Processed Imports Threaten India’s Health 0
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- July 28, 2025
Key Development India’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the UK, announced recently, allows tariff-free imports of British food and drink, chocolates, sweet biscuits, soft drinks, and more. A similar pact with four EU nations points to a likely surge in ultra-processed food imports at lower prices. While this appears to boost trade, it raises serious
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TTD Launches In-House Food Testing Lab to Ensure Prasadam Safety 0
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- July 28, 2025
Key Development For the first time, food samples—such as ingredients used in the iconic Tirupati laddoo prasadam and food served to devotees—can now be tested for quality directly in Tirumala. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) inaugurated a modern Food Quality Testing Laboratory on Tuesday. TTD Chairman B.R. Naidu and Executive Officer (EO) J. Syamala Rao
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India’s Sugar-to-Ethanol Push May Disrupt Food Chain and Safety 0
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- July 28, 2025
Key Development India plans to divert nearly a quarter of its sugar output to ethanol production by 2034, a move that could reshape the food supply chain and raise concerns about long-term food safety and availability. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) outlined these trends in
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Railways Act on Food Complaints: Over 6,600 Cases Reported in 2024–25 0

Key Development Passengers filed 6,645 food complaints about poor food quality on trains during 2024–25. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed that officials responded with the following actions: Imposed fines on food suppliers in 1,341 cases Issued warnings in 2,995 cases Delivered advisories in 1,547 cases Took corrective

FSSAI Mandates Feedback App at Prayagraj Sweet Shops 0

Officials Enforce Feedback App to Boost Transparency The Food Safety Department has made it mandatory for sweet shop owners in Prayagraj to use a consumer satisfaction feedback app. By introducing this app, officials aim to improve transparency, address consumer grievances faster, and strengthen hygiene monitoring during the festive season. Officials directed nearly 100 prominent sweet

Bengaluru’s Empire Grilled Over Unsafe Kebabs 0

Key Development Bengaluru’s popular Empire restaurant chain is facing scrutiny after the State Food Laboratory, Public Health Institute, declared chicken kebabs from its Gandhinagar outlet unsafe for human consumption. The issue surfaced after Food Safety Officer Ambarish Gowda inspected the outlet near Anand Rao Circle on June 27. During the inspection, he collected 2 kg

100% Packaged Water Inspections Ordered by FSSAI Chief in Hyderabad 0

Key Development FSSAI Chief Executive Officer G. Kamala Vardhana Rao has called for 100% inspection of packaged drinking water (PDW) units and stringent checks on water treatment plants in Telangana. He chaired a comprehensive review meeting in Hyderabad on Friday to strengthen the state’s food safety ecosystem. The directive comes as food poisoning incidents continue

FSSAI Seizes Expired Dates from Flipkart Warehouse in Coimbatore 0

key Development The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched a major inspection drive on e-commerce warehouses in Tamil Nadu and found serious lapses in food storage. During the three-day operation, officials inspected 37 warehouses in the Coimbatore district alone, acting on directions from the State Health Secretary and the Commissioner of Food

Processed Food Isn’t the Enemy—FSSAI Ensures It’s Safe: Union Minister 0

Key Development Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Wednesday stressed that regulatory bodies like the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) play a crucial role in promoting processed foods by ensuring strict adherence to quality standards. Speaking at the curtain raiser for World Food India 2025, organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries

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FTA Fallout: How Ultra-Processed Imports Threaten India’s Health 0

TTD Launches In-House Food Testing Lab to Ensure Prasadam Safety 0

India’s Sugar-to-Ethanol Push May Disrupt Food Chain and Safety 0

Railways Act on Food Complaints: Over 6,600 Cases Reported in 2024–25 0

FSSAI Mandates Feedback App at Prayagraj Sweet Shops 0

Bengaluru’s Empire Grilled Over Unsafe Kebabs 0

100% Packaged Water Inspections Ordered by FSSAI Chief in Hyderabad 0

FSSAI Seizes Expired Dates from Flipkart Warehouse in Coimbatore 0

Processed Food Isn’t the Enemy—FSSAI Ensures It’s Safe: Union Minister 0

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