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Centre Mandates Recycled Plastic in Packaging Under New Waste Rules 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 7, 2026
Significant Update The Centre has amended the Plastic Waste Management Rules, making it mandatory for producers, importers, and brand owners to use recycled plastic in packaging. The rules also require them to clearly label and mark packages to indicate the use of recycled content. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the amendments
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Spot the Fake: Eat Right Mela Demonstrates Food Adulteration Tests 0
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- April 7, 2026
Significant Update Visitors at the ‘Eat Right Mela’ held at Nature Cure Hospital on Monday (April 6, 2026) in Hyderabad gathered around two interactive stalls set up by the Telangana Food Safety Department. At these stalls, officials demonstrated how sellers often adulterate common food items and showed consumers simple ways to detect such practices. Focus
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2,036 Milk Vendors in East Godavari Asked to Obtain FSSAI Licence 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 7, 2026
Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has made it mandatory for 2,036 milk vendors, suppliers, and dairy units involved in the milk trade in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh to obtain an FSSAI licence. Authorities introduced the rule with immediate effect after 16 consumers died in Rajamahendravaram from
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Toxic Oil Alert: Illegal Recycled Cooking Oil Floods Tirupati Food Streets 0

Key Update A hidden network is illegally collecting used cooking oil from hotels and catering units in Tirupati and Tirumala. Middlemen treat the oil with chemicals to remove its dark colour and foul smell, then sell it cheaply to small eateries and roadside vendors instead of sending it to authorised RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil)

Hyderabad Markets Raided for Chemically Ripened Mangoes 0

Report Often called the “king of fruits,” mangoes remain one of the most popular summer fruits in India. Their high demand sometimes pushes traders to use artificial methods to speed up ripening and bring the fruit to market faster. The Hyderabad Police seized around 200 kg of mangoes suspected to have been artificially ripened during

Before You Take a Bite, Remove the Sticker, Says FSSAI 0

Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a fresh food safety advisory asking consumers not to eat fruits or vegetables with stickers on them. These labels may look harmless, but they can leave adhesive residue that people should not consume, and that may pose health risks. FSSAI, which works