Dangerous Foods to Reheat: What Turns Toxic and Why
- Food Safety, Health & Wellness
- February 18, 2025
Food Manifest 
Key Development Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, will inaugurate a newly built, state-of-the-art Chemical Laboratory at the National Test House (NTH) in Ghaziabad on Monday. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs confirmed the development in an official statement, highlighting the lab’s critical role in supporting
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Key Update The Gujarat Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) has intensified its crackdown on food adulteration by seizing 5.5 tonnes of suspected adulterated ghee worth ₹35 lakh from a manufacturing unit in Banaskantha district. The raid, conducted on September 5, targeted Shree Sales, a unit located in Chandisar GIDC. FDCA officials had already been
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Key Development The ongoing crackdown on unsafe and rotten meat in Kashmir has severely impacted the region’s restaurant industry, with sales plunging by 70% in some areas and widespread public concern over food safety. On Sunday, food safety authorities seized 340 kg of unlabelled, unbranded meat near Srinagar Airport following a tip-off from the sales
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Key Update Seven people fell ill after eating food from Al Majlis Restaurant in Athinjaal in Kanhangad, Kasaragod, on the night of August 31. The group, which included engineering students and a local family, had ordered Al Faham Mandi and Shawaya Mandhi. Shortly after the meal, the individuals began experiencing severe stomach pain, fever, chills,
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Key Update The municipal health department in Malappuram conducted a large-scale inspection of catering units and food outlets across Kottakunnu, Kizhakethala, and Munduparamba. During the operation, officials seized and destroyed numerous unhygienic and unsafe food items, including spoiled pickles, contaminated curry mixes, and unsafe meat products. Inspectors found that workers left food uncovered on dirty
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