Food Manifest 
Key Development The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has taken cognisance of a food poisoning incident at a government-run minority residential school in Bagh Lingampally, Hyderabad, where 16 students fell ill after consuming dinner. The incident occurred on December 11, when several students developed symptoms such as vomiting and abdominal pain. Authorities shifted the affected
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Key Development Weeks after concerns over the sale of “rotten” meat surfaced in Kashmir, the Food Safety Department has widened its enforcement action and placed several food products under scrutiny. Authorities have banned the sale of Ajwa packaged drinking water after laboratory tests found the product unsafe for consumption. The department sent samples to the National
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Key Development A new study by Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) reports that high levels of a toxic “forever chemical” have contaminated cereal-based foods across Europe. The chemical, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), appears widely in everyday items, with breakfast cereals showing contamination levels nearly 100 times higher than tap water. PFAS Breakdown Products Seeping Into
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Key Update The district administration in Indore on Wednesday shut down a gajak (sesame and peanut sweet) factory in Khatipura after the food safety team found the sweets being prepared in unhygienic conditions. Officials Halt Production After Spotting Filth During a surprise inspection, food safety officials discovered workers preparing gajak and other sweets amid dirt
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Overview The food safety department in Gurgaon has filed formal complaints against three food outlets after their samples tested unsafe. The cases have been lodged with the chief judicial magistrate’s court, marking the start of criminal proceedings against the establishments. The outlets under scrutiny include the KFC outlet in Sector 71, Burger Hut at a
READ MOREKey Development A recent Indo-German study reveals that an imbalanced gut can impair brain function, affecting memory and learning. Published in BMC Biology, the research demonstrates that long-term antibiotic use, poor diet, stress, and disrupted sleep disturb the gut microbiome. This disturbance weakens the gut barrier and triggers systemic inflammation that eventually reaches the brain.
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