Food Safety Archives

Chennai Roadside Eateries Spark Food Safety Concerns 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 1, 2025
Unregulated Stalls Multiply Across the City Chennai roadside food stalls have rapidly expanded across neighbourhoods like George Town, Guindy, Mount Road, and Mylapore, raising alarms among health officials and residents. These makeshift eateries serve quick, low-cost meals such as idlis, parottas, noodles, and fried snacks—but often without any food safety licenses, sanitation standards, or quality
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Kochi’s Mobile Food Lab Stalled for 18 Months 0
- Event, Food Laws, Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness, News
- July 1, 2025
Report Kochi Corporation’s mobile lab, which aims to detect food adulteration, has remained non-functional for the past one and a half years. Officials cite the absence of competent personnel to collect and test food samples as the primary reason for the delay. Recently, three people fell ill and were hospitalised after consuming food at a
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Authorities Seize 500 Kg of Rotten Chicken in Kerala 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 1, 2025
Report Authorities have uncovered two major instances of unsafe meat distribution this week in Kerala, seizing over 500 kilograms of stale chicken and large quantities of spoiled cooking oil intended for public consumption. In Kummil, Kadakkal (Kollam district), alert residents stopped Suresh Kumar, a meat supplier from Thiruvananthapuram, as he attempted to sell foul-smelling meat
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UK Teams Up with Food Stores to Make Healthy Eating Easier 0

Report The UK government has launched a new plan to fight obesity by working together with supermarkets and food companies. Instead of creating strict laws, the government is asking these businesses to help people make healthier food choices, like offering discounts on healthy items, adjusting store layouts, or using loyalty points to encourage better options.

Haridwar Soda Units Busted for Using Toilet Water, Unsafe Ingredients 0

Report Food safety officials from Uttarakhand raided two soda manufacturing units in Haridwar Industrial Area and Nirmali Chawani near the railway station on Wednesday. Acting ahead of the Kanwar Mela, an annual pilgrimage travel, the department found both units producing soda using toilet tap water and harmful chemicals like sodium benzoate, posing serious health risks.

Noida Police Bust Fake Paneer Racket in Delhi-NCR 0

Report Late Friday night, Noida Police stopped a Mahindra pickup in Sector 63 after receiving a tip-off. They found 14 quintals of adulterated paneer in the truck and arrested the driver, 32-year-old Gulfam from Shajapur village in Aligarh. During questioning, Gulfam revealed the location of a production unit in Sahajpura village. Police raided the site