Food Manifest 
Key Development Food delivery apps have made eating convenient—but often indulgent. Zomato has come up with the new ‘Healthy Mode,’ which now lets users filter menus based on nutritional value, using AI and restaurant-provided data to make balanced choices. India’s Shift Toward Health The pandemic sparked a surge in health awareness. Studies show Gen Z
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Key Development Israeli food company Strauss Group, in partnership with Imagindairy, is preparing to launch cow-free milk and cream cheese in retail stores across Israel. The products are made using precision fermentation, a method that produces dairy proteins without animals. Precision Fermentation Ensures Safety Imagindairy produces whey protein by feeding microorganisms water, sugar, minerals, and
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Key Development More than 1,000 children in Indonesia’s West Java province fell ill this week after consuming school lunches or free school meals supplied under President Prabowo Subianto’s free meals programme, officials reported. The outbreak affected four districts and sparked urgent calls from non-governmental organisations to temporarily suspend the programme due to health and food
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Key Development The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) started a special food safety drive on the first day of Durga Puja and seized around 100 kg of stale food from stalls set up near pandals ( temporary structures or decorative marquees set up during festivals). The discarded food was collected by the sanitation team and taken
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Key Update During the ongoing Navratri celebrations, the Gurgaon Food Safety Department raided eight local shops and seized 16 food samples over concerns of adulteration in fasting items like kuttu atta (Buckwheat Flour), singhara atta (Water Chestnut Flour), sabudana(Tapioca Pearls), samak (Barnyard Millet), mustard oil, jaggery, and buura (Sugar Powder, often refers to powdered jaggery
READ MOREKey Development Kerala has launched its first Food Street at Kasturba Nagar, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi, marking a major step towards becoming a global food destination. The initiative offers a safe, hygienic dining experience with a diverse range of local and international cuisines. The food street is part of the Central Government’s effort to modernise 100
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