Food Manifest 
Key Update Food waste remains one of India’s biggest paradoxes—while millions struggle with hunger, people discard tonnes of perfectly edible food every day. This gap has drawn growing attention to how the food sector handles surplus. During his time at IIM Nagpur, Mathews Martin noticed surplus food from the campus mess going to waste, even
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Significant Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a key order on 18 March 2026 outlining compliance obligations for e-commerce Food Business Operators under the ONDC model. This update introduces clear accountability across multiple entities in a single transaction, making it essential for businesses to understand their roles. What is ONDC
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Significant Update Visitors at the ‘Eat Right Mela’ held at Nature Cure Hospital on Monday (April 6, 2026) in Hyderabad gathered around two interactive stalls set up by the Telangana Food Safety Department. At these stalls, officials demonstrated how sellers often adulterate common food items and showed consumers simple ways to detect such practices. Focus
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Key Update Police in Hyderabad arrested two men for allegedly manufacturing and selling adulterated ginger paste in unhygienic conditions, raising concerns about food safety in the city. Acting on a tip-off, police from the Mailardevpally station raided a house in Subhan Colony, Ali Nagar, where the accused were reportedly preparing ginger paste using spoiled ingredients
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Key Development A medical board has confirmed that people who fell ill after eating seafood from a restaurant in Vizhinjam developed similar symptoms, raising concerns about possible marine toxin exposure. S. Arunraj (39), a native of Vazhamuttam, remains in critical condition at a private hospital in Anayara. Doctors have placed him on ventilator support and
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