Food Safety Archives

Five Years On, Kerala’s First Food Analytical Lab Yet to Function Fully 0
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- February 4, 2026
Key Development Kerala’s first Food Analytical and Research Laboratory under the Food Safety Department continues to function with serious limitations, even five years after its inauguration. Authorities laid the foundation stone at Valiya Velicham, Koothuparamba, Kannur, on February 28, 2019, and inaugurated the facility on October 24, 2020. However, the laboratory still lacks a fully
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Fake Cumin Racket Exposed in Gwalior 0
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- February 4, 2026
Key Development Authorities exposed another major food adulteration case in Madhya Pradesh after uncovering clay sold as mustard seeds. In Gwalior, police caught sellers passing off fennel seeds coated with cement, chemicals, artificial colour, and fragrance as cumin. The case has raised fresh concerns about food safety and how easily adulterated spices enter Indian kitchens.
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Punjab Govt to Launch Statewide Campaign Against Food Adulteration 0
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- February 2, 2026
Key Update Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Friday announced that the state government will roll out a statewide awareness campaign to curb food adulteration. The initiative will start from Kotkapura in the Faridkot district. As part of the campaign, the government will conduct seminars and public programmes in schools to demonstrate quality
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Tea Adulteration Unit Raided in Amathur, Virudhunagar 0

Key Update Food Safety Officers seized 13.5 tonnes of adulterated tea powder worth ₹21.60 lakh from a tea adulteration unit in Amathur village near Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday. The action followed a tip-off, prompting a surprise inspection by a team led by Designated Food Safety Officer S. Mariyappan. During the first check at a

Economic Survey 2025–26 Flags Obesity as Economic Risk 0

Key Update The Economic Survey 2025–26 has, for the first time, categorised obesity and unhealthy diets as economic risks rather than only public health concerns. It warns that rising obesity levels could weaken productivity, increase healthcare expenditure and place long-term pressure on public finances. Ultra-processed foods are driving unhealthy diets A major factor behind the

Milma, NDDB to Launch Food Testing Laboratory in Kochi 0

Key Update The Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) has partnered with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to set up a food testing laboratory in Kochi, strengthening testing infrastructure for the dairy and food sectors in the region. The facility, operating under NDDB CALF (Centre for Analysis and Learning in Livestock and Food), will