Food Adulteration Basics You Should Know
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Laws, Food Safety, Resources
- July 4, 2024
Report A new report by the National Statistics Office (NSO), titled Nutritional Intake in India (2022–23 & 2023–24), reveals that Indian households are consuming more calories overall, with the average daily intake rising to 2,212 kilocalories in rural areas and 2,240 kilocalories in urban areas. These figures indicate a modest but positive shift in national
READ MOREUnregulated Stalls Multiply Across the City Chennai roadside food stalls have rapidly expanded across neighbourhoods like George Town, Guindy, Mount Road, and Mylapore, raising alarms among health officials and residents. These makeshift eateries serve quick, low-cost meals such as idlis, parottas, noodles, and fried snacks—but often without any food safety licenses, sanitation standards, or quality
READ MOREReport Authorities have uncovered two major instances of unsafe meat distribution this week in Kerala, seizing over 500 kilograms of stale chicken and large quantities of spoiled cooking oil intended for public consumption. In Kummil, Kadakkal (Kollam district), alert residents stopped Suresh Kumar, a meat supplier from Thiruvananthapuram, as he attempted to sell foul-smelling meat
READ MOREReport The UK government has launched a new plan to fight obesity by working together with supermarkets and food companies. Instead of creating strict laws, the government is asking these businesses to help people make healthier food choices, like offering discounts on healthy items, adjusting store layouts, or using loyalty points to encourage better options.
READ MOREReport Food safety officials from Uttarakhand raided two soda manufacturing units in Haridwar Industrial Area and Nirmali Chawani near the railway station on Wednesday. Acting ahead of the Kanwar Mela, an annual pilgrimage travel, the department found both units producing soda using toilet tap water and harmful chemicals like sodium benzoate, posing serious health risks.
READ MOREReport Late Friday night, Noida Police stopped a Mahindra pickup in Sector 63 after receiving a tip-off. They found 14 quintals of adulterated paneer in the truck and arrested the driver, 32-year-old Gulfam from Shajapur village in Aligarh. During questioning, Gulfam revealed the location of a production unit in Sahajpura village. Police raided the site
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