Food Safety Archives

Indian Shrimp Exports Face EU Rejections Over Antibiotic Residues 0

Key Update Seven shrimp consignments from Odisha failed EU quality tests due to antibiotic residues, causing a setback for Indian exports. Exporters are also dealing with a 50% US import duty imposed since August. Exporters Urge Strict Quality Compliance Exporters say they are seeking alternative markets in Europe, but some shipments were rejected. Certain exporters

EU Clears 102 Indian Seafood Units, Boosts Shrimp Exports on Food Safety 0

Key Development The European Union has approved seafood exports from 102 new Indian entities, significantly boosting frozen shrimp and prawn exports to EU markets. Commerce department data shows that exports rose 55% to $448 million during April–October, compared with $290 million in the same period last year. This growth also helps Indian exporters offset the

Do We Still Need to Boil Packet Milk? A Closer Look 0

Overview For generations, boiling milk the moment it enters the kitchen has been a daily ritual in many Indian homes. But a recent video by orthopaedic and sports medicine specialist Dr Manan Vora questions whether this habit still serves a purpose in today’s food safety landscape. Pasteurised Milk Is Already Safe Packet milk today is

Rameshwaram Café Booked After Worm Found in Bengaluru Airport Meal 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 2, 2025
Key Update Police have booked the owners and a senior representative of Rameshwaram Café on charges related to selling unsafe food, criminal conspiracy, and fabricating false evidence, after a customer reported a serious food safety lapse at the café’s Kempegowda International Airport cafe. The FIR—filed on November 29 at the BIAL police station—names owner Raghavendra
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Gadwal Hostel Food Poisoning Sickens 54 Students 0
- Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 2, 2025
Key Update More than 50 students at the BC Welfare Boys Hostel in Dharmavaram, Gadwal district, Telangana fell sick with food poisoning after eating dinner on Friday (October 31, 2025). Officials rushed 54 students to the Government Hospital. District Collector B.M. Santhosh said doctors discharged 32 students on Saturday morning and expected to discharge the
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Unsafe Meals Again: Centre Orders Checks After AP Hostel Incidents 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 2, 2025
Key Update The Centre on Monday said it has taken serious note of recent food and water contamination incidents in government school hostels across Andhra Pradesh. After several students fell ill, authorities carried out special inspections in all state-run hostels to assess hygiene and food safety conditions. In the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for
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