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Toxic Trouble: Mumbai Man Suffers Lead Poisoning from Old Aluminum Cooker 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 4, 2025
Report Doctors in Mumbai diagnosed a 50-year-old man with severe lead poisoning after he suffered from memory loss, fatigue, and painful numbness in his legs. Dr Vishal Gabale, the treating physician, confirmed elevated blood lead levels of 22 micrograms per deciliter through a heavy metal screening. Dr Gabale traced the cause to the patient’s old
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Vietnam Uncovers Fake Cooking Oil Scam Using Animal Feed Oil 0
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- July 3, 2025
Overview Vietnamese authorities have issued a nationwide public health warning after uncovering a large-scale counterfeit cooking oil operation. On June 24, police in Hung Yen province raided Nhat Minh Food Production and an affiliated import-export firm. They exposed a years-long scheme in which the companies repackaged animal-feed-grade oil and sold it across the country as
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Used Cooking Oil Cleanup: Kerala Steps Up 0
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- July 3, 2025
Overview The Food Safety Department is intensifying efforts to prevent the reuse of cooking oil. Over the past three years, it has significantly increased the collection of used oil from hotels and eateries across Kerala. In the 2022–23 financial year alone, officials collected 419,561 litres. This number more than doubled in 2023–24, reaching 960,605 litres.
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Akash Yadav vs The Whole Truth: Clean-Label Claims Questioned 0

Overview Akash Yadav, a popular influencer with over 300K followers, has filed a complaint against The Whole Truth, a clean-label food brand, for allegedly misleading consumers. The complaint, submitted to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), targets the brand’s protein powder and hazelnut spread. The Whole Truth, launched in 2019 by Shashank

TN Unveils WhatsApp Helpline, Upgraded App to Boost Food Safety 0

Overview To improve public access to food safety information, the Tamil Nadu Food Safety Department launched two major digital initiatives on July 1, 2025. The department introduced a WhatsApp-based information service and rolled out an upgraded version of the TN Food Safety Consumer App. These efforts aim to boost transparency, streamline consumer engagement, and raise

Scan Before You Eat: Kanwar Yatra Goes Digital for Food Safety 0

Report As the Kanwar Yatra begins on July 11, the Meerut district administration in Uttar Pradesh has introduced a tech-based initiative to ensure food quality and pricing transparency for the millions of Shiva devotees expected to participate. Officials have made it mandatory for all food joints along the pilgrimage route to display QR codes. Pilgrims