Food Laws Archives

Telangana’s E-Commerce Warehouses Fail Safety Check 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Laws, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- November 28, 2025
Key Update The Telangana Food Safety Department conducted a two-day special enforcement drive across warehouses operated by leading e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms, including Zepto, Reliance JioMart, Blinkit, BigBasket, Zomato, Swiggy, Flipkart, Amazon and several local operators. The inspection, held on November 25 and 26, aimed to assess how these rapidly growing supply chains are storing
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Food Pharmer Challenges Dabur Over Chyawanprash Claims 0
- A to Z, Food Laws, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- November 28, 2025
The Core Dispute Social media influencer Revant Himatsingka, aka Food Pharmer, publicly challenged Dabur’s claim that its Chyawanprash “protects lungs from air pollution, especially PM 2.5.” Dabur ran ads in the Delhi Metro during severe smog, claiming that two spoons daily “scientifically protect” the lungs. Himatsingka highlighted major issues: Animal Study, Not Human: Researchers tested
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FSSAI Seeks Draft Specs from OEMs for High-End Food Testing Instruments 0
- A to Z, Food Laws, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- November 27, 2025
Key Development FSSAI has asked Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and authorised suppliers to submit draft specifications for advanced food testing instruments. These include LC-HRMS (Liquid Chromatography High Resolution Mass Spectrometry), LC-IRMS (Liquid Chromatography Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry), and EA-IRMS (Elemental Analyser Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry). The Authority wants these details directly from manufacturers to create
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TN Orders Mandatory Enteric Fever Vaccination for All Hotel Staff 0

Key Development The Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has ordered every hotel in the State to ensure that all employees—cooks, food handlers, kitchen assistants, and serving staff—receive mandatory enteric fever (typhoid) vaccination. The directive aims to curb infection risks and strengthen public health protection. Mandatory Vaccination and Certification The FSDA has instructed

Vegetable Fat Found in Paneer: J&K Imposes Immediate Ban on Loose Varieties 0

Key Development The Food Safety Department of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has banned the manufacture, sale, distribution, and transport of loose paneer containing vegetable or foreign fat across the Union Territory. The move follows laboratory findings that confirmed the presence of Beta-Sitosterol, a compound indicating adulteration with vegetable fat. Commissioner of Food Safety Smita Sethi

Indore Gets Madhya Pradesh’s Second Food and Drug Testing Lab 0

Key Update Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the newly built Food and Drug Testing Laboratory (FDTL) at Talawali Chanda in Indore on Monday. The government spent ₹8.30 crore on the project to create a modern, transparent facility for faster testing. The new lab, the state’s second after Bhopal, will serve as a model