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Telangana Promotes Safe Mango Ripening with Ethephon 0

Report With the mango season in full swing, the Telangana Food Safety Department launched an awareness drive on Monday (April 21, 2025). The initiative encourages farmers, traders, and consumers to adopt safe methods for ripening fruits. Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha unveiled the awareness poster and cautioned the public against using Calcium Carbide—a banned

UNESCO Report Flags Gaps in School Food Laws and Nutrition Access 0

Report A new UNESCO Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report highlights serious gaps in school food laws and nutrition education worldwide, raising concerns about student health. Only 93 out of 187 countries have laws regulating school food, and fewer than one-third restrict food and drink marketing on school premises. The report, supported by the London School

3-Year-Old Dies of Food Poisoning after Eating Masala Dosa 0

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

Shawarma Poisoning: 20 Hospitalised in Thiruvananthapuram 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 22, 2025
Report 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,
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Bakarwadi Brand Scam Busted in Pune 0
- Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness, News
- April 22, 2025
Report 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,
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Spicy Snack Turns Sour: 31 Fall Ill After Pani Puri in Nanded 0
- Event, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 21, 2025
Report 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
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