Food Manifest 
Overview Vietnamese authorities have issued a nationwide public health warning after uncovering a large-scale counterfeit cooking oil operation. On June 24, police in Hung Yen province raided Nhat Minh Food Production and an affiliated import-export firm. They exposed a years-long scheme in which the companies repackaged animal-feed-grade oil and sold it across the country as
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Overview For years, research reports have highlighted the presence of harmful substances and additives in food items served at restaurants in the U.S. However, it’s often only when a consumer files a lawsuit against a restaurant chain that courts take action. A notable example is the discontinuation of pork fat in French fries. Still, most
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Overview The Food Safety Department is intensifying efforts to prevent the reuse of cooking oil. Over the past three years, it has significantly increased the collection of used oil from hotels and eateries across Kerala. In the 2022–23 financial year alone, officials collected 419,561 litres. This number more than doubled in 2023–24, reaching 960,605 litres.
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Overview Akash Yadav, a popular influencer with over 300K followers, has filed a complaint against The Whole Truth, a clean-label food brand, for allegedly misleading consumers. The complaint, submitted to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), targets the brand’s protein powder and hazelnut spread. The Whole Truth, launched in 2019 by Shashank
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Overview To improve public access to food safety information, the Tamil Nadu Food Safety Department launched two major digital initiatives on July 1, 2025. The department introduced a WhatsApp-based information service and rolled out an upgraded version of the TN Food Safety Consumer App. These efforts aim to boost transparency, streamline consumer engagement, and raise
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