Street Food Safety in India: Challenges and Solutions
- Food Hygiene, Food Safety, News
- November 19, 2024
Food Manifest 
Key Update Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated a state-of-the-art Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) laboratory in Tirumala on Saturday. The facility can detect impurities at parts per trillion (PPT) levels, significantly improving food safety monitoring. The laboratory has been established with support from the central government, in coordination with
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Key Update Hyderabad’s Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST), along with Kulsumpura Police, raided an illegal samosa manufacturing unit in Jiyaguda during a recent enforcement operation. Officials found that the unit was operating without a valid licence from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The facility also lacked a trade licence and fire
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Key Update A viral post on X has raised concerns after a user alleged that a piece of glass was found inside a dark chocolate sold under Noice, a private-label food brand launched by Swiggy on its Swiggy Instamart platform. User @DealsDhamaka shared the post and said that one of his followers, @Pras_SwiftMojo, had ordered
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Key Update Task Force sleuths from the Khairtabad Zone, along with Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) food safety officials, raided six dairy outlets near Ganj Bazar in Secunderabad and seized 3.8 tonnes of inferior-quality and unhygienic paneer. Investigators said the shops sourced paneer, khoa and other dairy products from unidentified suppliers. The operators allegedly stored
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Significant Update India’s food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has sought additional time from the Supreme Court of India to finalise the format for front-of-pack warning labels on packaged foods high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS). In an affidavit filed on 13 March 2026, the regulator told the court
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