Food Laws Archives

Maharashtra FDA Heat on Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart & More 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Laws, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 18, 2026
Key Update The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stepped up food-safety enforcement across the state, bringing several major retail and quick-commerce operations under scrutiny. The latest actions involve Blinkit, Zepto, Reliance Retail and Amazon, with officials flagging issues ranging from pest infestation and expired food to poor storage, temperature control and hygiene. The
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What’s Really in Your Pack? Why India Needs Front-of-Pack Warning Labels 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Laws, Food Safety, Health & Wellness
- August 18, 2026
Walk through any supermarket aisle, and you will see packets carrying claims such as “healthy,” “natural,” “multigrain,” “high protein” and “no added sugar.” Yet the information consumers need to assess a product’s nutritional profile often sits in a small table on the back of the pack. Front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FOPNL) brings some of that information
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18,000 Diageo Liquor Boxes Seized in Bengaluru Over PET Bottle Marking Row 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Laws, Food Safety, General, News
- August 13, 2026
Key Update Food safety officials have seized around 18,000 boxes of liquor bottles from a Diageo-owned unit in Bengaluru over alleged violations involving mandatory recycled-plastic markings on PET bottles. Officials took the action during an inspection of the United Spirits factory last week. They found that PET bottles did not carry the required symbol indicating
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Maharashtra FDA Plans Digital Milk Traceability System to Curb Adulteration 0

Key Update The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning a digital system to trace milk from the farm to collection centres in an effort to tackle recurring milk adulteration across the State. The proposed system will digitise milk collection records and link them to individual milch animals, allowing authorities to compare the quantity

FDA Finds FSSAI Violations at Bombay HC Canteens 0

Overview Just a day after the Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inspect food safety compliance in all government and semi-government canteens, the agency inspected three canteens within the High Court premises and found multiple violations. FDA officials suspended operations at two canteens after discovering they were operating without

Cricket Club of India Among Five Mumbai Clubs Facing FSSAI Licence Suspension 0

Significant Update The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Maharashtra, suspended the FSSAI licences of five prominent Mumbai clubs after inspectors uncovered serious violations of food safety and hygiene regulations. The FDA also directed Goregaon Sports Club in Malad West to immediately stop its food business operations because it was operating without a valid FSSAI licence