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FSSAI Slaps ₹6.14 Lakh Fine on Parag Milk Foods for Quality Lapses 0

November 4, 2025

Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has fined Parag Milk Foods Limited ₹6.14 lakh for alleged lapses in product quality standards, the dairy firm informed stock exchanges on Monday. Details of the Penalty In its filing with the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., Parag Milk Foods said that FSSAI’s

TSHRC Probes Food Poisoning that Hospitalised 52 Students in Telangana Hostel 0

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November 4, 2025

Key Development The Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TSHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports on a suspected food poisoning incident at the BC Welfare Boys Hostel in Dharmavaram, under Itikyala mandal in Jogulamba Gadwal district. On November 1, 52 students fell ill after eating dinner at the hostel. Officials said the students

Food Safety Department Probes Student’s Illness Linked to Soft Drink in Idukki 0

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November 3, 2025

Key Update The Food Safety Department launched an investigation after a Plus One student from St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, Peruvanthanam, reportedly fell ill after consuming a soft drink in Idukki. The student, Martin, started vomiting and developed diarrhoea soon after drinking the beverage. Doctors first admitted him to Peerumedu Taluk Hospital and later shifted

Karnataka CM Bans Plastic Bottles in Govt Offices, Pushes Nandini 0
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- November 3, 2025
Government Departments Told to Go Plastic-Free Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has directed all government departments to stop using plastic bottles in offices and official events. In a circular issued on October 28, he reinforced the state’s commitment to environmental protection and ordered departments to use only eco-friendly alternatives in meetings and functions. He also instructed
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Thailand Recalls Popular Herbal Inhalers Over Microbial Contamination 0
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- November 3, 2025
Key Update The Thailand Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled several herbal inhalers — a popular pick-me-up sold at airport kiosks, roadside stalls, and online — after laboratory tests revealed unsafe levels of microbial contamination in multiple brands. Tests on Hong Thai Herbal Inhaler, Formula 2 (Registration No. G309/62), manufactured by Hong Thai Panich,
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355 kg of Unlicensed Soan Papdi Seized in Virudhunagar 0
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- November 3, 2025
Key Update The Food Safety Department in Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu conducted surprise inspections on Friday and seized 355.6 kg of soan papdi stored without a valid food safety licence at a local supermarket. Officials also confiscated 50 kilograms of nutritious food products from a medical shop in Palayampatti for operating without the required licence. Officials Warn
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