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Spice Alert: Telangana Officials Seize Contaminated Stock 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- October 15, 2025
Key Update The Telangana Food Safety team recently uncovered serious violations at multiple spice manufacturing and repacking units during its ongoing ‘Spices Drive’, which covered all 33 districts and over 30 establishments across the state. Officials shared their findings on the department’s official X account to raise public awareness about hygiene lapses and regulatory violations.
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Rajasthan High Court Bars GM Food Sales Until Regulations Are Framed 0
- A to Z, Food Laws, General, Health & Wellness, News
- October 15, 2025
Key Development A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court has barred FSSAI and the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) from approving the sale, manufacture, distribution, or import of genetically modified (GM) food items in India until they frame comprehensive regulations. The court asked the authorities to complete the regulations within six months under Section
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1 in 30 Foods in MP Fail Safety Test: MP-FDA Cracks Down 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- October 15, 2025
Key Update The Madhya Pradesh Food and Drugs Administration (MP-FDA) has expanded its scrutiny beyond medicines and, as a result, revealed that nearly one in every 30 food samples tested in the state was adulterated. Between April 1 and September 30, food safety officers across Madhya Pradesh collected 9,827 legal samples and 12,214 surveillance samples.
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Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Kitchen Fails Hygiene Check!0

Key Update Thiruvananthapuram authorities discovered unhygienic conditions at the base kitchen in Thycaud, Kerala, which prepares meals for the Vande Bharat train. The finding emerged during a statewide operation named ‘Operation Pothichor’, carried out under the directive of the Railway Police Chief, with health department officials to monitor food quality on trains and at railway

Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi Issues Diwali Advisory 0

Key Update Ahead of Diwali, the Food Safety Department in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu has warned sweet and savoury manufacturers that authorities will take strict action if they compromise public health. Vendors planning temporary stalls for the festival have been instructed to register their businesses through FSSAI’s portal at https://foscos.fssai.gov.in. Buy Safely: Check Labels and

FSSAI Drafts Ban on Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging 0

Key Update FSSAI has proposed amendments to the 2018 Packaging Regulations to eliminate toxic chemicals from food packaging, enhance consumer protection, and align India’s standards with global best practices. Draft proposes ban on PFAs and BPA In a draft notification dated October 6, 2025, FSSAI released the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Amendment Regulations, 2025.