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Food Safety Raids Intensified on Jaggery Units Ahead of Pongal 0
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- January 13, 2026
Key Update With the Pongal festival approaching, Food Safety Department officials have intensified inspections at jaggery manufacturing units across Salem and Namakkal districts to curb adulteration and ensure consumer safety. Salem and Namakkal are among Tamil Nadu’s major sugarcane-producing regions. Sugarcane cultivation is widespread in areas such as Karuppur, Omalur, Deevattipatti, Veeraganoor, Thalaivasal and Sankari
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Noida Eateries Fined ₹3 Crore Over Hygiene Violations 0
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- January 12, 2026
Key Update The Food Department launched a major inspection drive in the Upscale Sector 18 market in Noida after receiving repeated complaints about substandard food being sold at premium prices. Food safety teams raided 27 restaurants and food stalls following multiple consumer complaints. During the inspections, officials detected serious hygiene violations across several eateries and
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Bihar Scientists Turn to Nature to Grow Arsenic-Free Food Crops 0
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- January 12, 2026
Key Development As Bihar battles large-scale contamination of water, soil, and foodgrains by arsenic, fluoride, and other toxic elements, a small group of scientists is working to find sustainable solutions. Their research, though limited in scale, is offering a rare ray of hope to communities living with chronic exposure to environmental toxins. Lab Develops Crops
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Cashew Industry Urges Centre to Act Against Illegal Kernel Imports 0

Key Update The All India Cashew Association has called on the Union Commerce Ministry to intervene immediately to protect the domestic cashew processing sector from a surge in illegal imports of cashew kernels. In a letter to Union Commerce Secretary Rakesh Agrawal, association secretary M. Ramakrishnan said abnormally high raw cashew prices and weak domestic

McDonald’s Pushes Back Against Lawsuit Over McRib Ingredients 0

Key Development McDonald’s is contesting a class-action lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Illinois that accuses the fast-food chain of misleading customers about the meat used in its McRib sandwich. The plaintiffs allege that despite its name and rib-like shape, the McRib does not contain pork rib meat. In response, McDonald’s said the allegations

Tamil Nadu Seeks FSS Act Amendments to Check Adulteration in Palm Jaggery 0

Key Update The Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has proposed amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006, to curb the adulteration of traditional palm-based sweeteners such as karupatti (palm jaggery) and karkandu (palm sugar candy). The move stems from concerns that current food safety norms do not adequately distinguish