Food Manifest 
Key Development At least six policemen fell ill on Thursday after consuming carrot halwa and samosas from two sweet shops in Jaipur. The incident prompted the Food Safety Department to launch an immediate investigation on Friday. Food Samples Collected for Testing Under the direction of the Chief Medical and Health Officer, Jaipur (I), food safety
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Key Development The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has taken cognisance of a food poisoning incident at a government-run minority residential school in Bagh Lingampally, Hyderabad, where 16 students fell ill after consuming dinner. The incident occurred on December 11, when several students developed symptoms such as vomiting and abdominal pain. Authorities shifted the affected
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Key Development Weeks after concerns over the sale of “rotten” meat surfaced in Kashmir, the Food Safety Department has widened its enforcement action and placed several food products under scrutiny. Authorities have banned the sale of Ajwa packaged drinking water after laboratory tests found the product unsafe for consumption. The department sent samples to the National
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Key Update Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao urged the public on Sunday to stay calm and verify facts amid social media claims that a popular egg brand contains cancer-causing substances. He said these posts have created unnecessary panic about egg safety and advised people to continue consuming eggs safely while authorities verify the information.
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Key Development A new study by Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) reports that high levels of a toxic “forever chemical” have contaminated cereal-based foods across Europe. The chemical, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), appears widely in everyday items, with breakfast cereals showing contamination levels nearly 100 times higher than tap water. PFAS Breakdown Products Seeping Into
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Key Update The district administration in Indore on Wednesday shut down a gajak (sesame and peanut sweet) factory in Khatipura after the food safety team found the sweets being prepared in unhygienic conditions. Officials Halt Production After Spotting Filth During a surprise inspection, food safety officials discovered workers preparing gajak and other sweets amid dirt
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