Report 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,
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
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