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Why You Should Avoid Reusing Oil 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 10, 2025
Key Update Many assume oil is safe as long as it looks clear, but repeated heating triggers chemical changes that reduce its quality and safety. High temperatures, oxygen, moisture, and leftover food particles speed up breakdown. The oil becomes darker, thicker, and loses its smoke point, causing it to burn faster. Even when it looks
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Punjab Rice Millers Raise Alarm Over New FRK Procurement Rules 0
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- December 9, 2025
Key Update The Centre has introduced new guidelines for Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) units, requiring them to produce and stock fortified rice before inspection teams arrive. Officials will collect samples on-site and test them in accredited labs. FCI will procure the rice for the public distribution system only if it passes the standards. Punjab’s rice
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Shubham Café in Visakhapatnam Booked for Stale Food, Poor Hygiene 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness
- December 9, 2025
Key Update Food safety officials inspected Shubham Café, a multi-cuisine restaurant on Visakhapatnam Beach Road, and booked a case against it for serving stale food and maintaining unhygienic conditions. Visakhapatnam Assistant Controller of Food Safety Chakravarthy said the team visited the restaurant for the second time on Monday and found serious violations again. Restaurant Stored
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Cooking Oil Checks Begin in Sivasagar for Safer Food 0

Key Update The Food Safety Department launched an oil-testing drive across Sivasagar, a historic Upper Assam town located near Dibrugarh, on Monday. Officials, along with the Food Safety on Wheels (FSW) mobile unit, tested used cooking oil in restaurants by measuring Total Polar Compounds (TPC)—a key marker of oil degradation and related health risks. Officials

Cockroach in Noodles Shocks Visakhapatnam Diner 0

Key Update On Saturday afternoon, customers at Stark Restaurant on Beach Road, Visakhapatnam, were shocked to find a roasted cockroach in their chicken noodles. When they confronted the server, he avoided answering their questions. Restaurant Response and Public Reaction The restaurant in-charge insisted that their kitchen is always clean. He suggested the cockroach may have

Salem Hostel Food Scare: 70+ Students Fall Ill 0

Key Update More than 70 students fell ill on Friday night after eating food served at the hostel of Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Medical College & Hospital in Seeragapadi, Salem. Many students began vomiting and fainting and were immediately admitted to the campus hospital. Their condition is now reported to be stable. Officials Inspect Kitchen