Street Food Safety in India: Challenges and Solutions
- Food Hygiene, Food Safety, News
- November 19, 2024
Food Manifest 
Key Update Jaipur Health Department food safety officers inspected Amazon Seller Services Pvt Ltd in Jhotwara Industrial Area on Tuesday and found expired food items stored on the racks, including coriander powder, masala buttermilk, pumpkin seeds and a 1 kg packet of chickpeas. They also noticed dust-covered packs and several leaking packets and declared the
READ MOREKey Update Seven shrimp consignments from Odisha failed EU quality tests due to antibiotic residues, causing a setback for Indian exports. Exporters are also dealing with a 50% US import duty imposed since August. Exporters Urge Strict Quality Compliance Exporters say they are seeking alternative markets in Europe, but some shipments were rejected. Certain exporters
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Key Development The European Union has approved seafood exports from 102 new Indian entities, significantly boosting frozen shrimp and prawn exports to EU markets. Commerce department data shows that exports rose 55% to $448 million during April–October, compared with $290 million in the same period last year. This growth also helps Indian exporters offset the
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Overview For generations, boiling milk the moment it enters the kitchen has been a daily ritual in many Indian homes. But a recent video by orthopaedic and sports medicine specialist Dr Manan Vora questions whether this habit still serves a purpose in today’s food safety landscape. Pasteurised Milk Is Already Safe Packet milk today is
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Key Update Police have booked the owners and a senior representative of Rameshwaram Café on charges related to selling unsafe food, criminal conspiracy, and fabricating false evidence, after a customer reported a serious food safety lapse at the café’s Kempegowda International Airport cafe. The FIR—filed on November 29 at the BIAL police station—names owner Raghavendra
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Key Update The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Jammu and Kashmir conducted 13,944 routine inspections in 2025 to curb food adulteration and ensure hygienic food across the Union Territory. In addition, food safety officers carried out 1,423 risk-based inspections to target high-risk areas and establishments. During inspections, the FDA collected 10,620 food samples, surpassing
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