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1,000 Walmart Foods to Go Dye-Free by 2027 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- October 8, 2025
Major Reformulation Across Store Brands Walmart announced plans to eliminate synthetic dyes and 30 other additives—including preservatives, artificial sweeteners, and fat substitutes—from its store brands by January 2027. This reformulation will impact approximately 1,000 products, including salty snacks, baked goods, power drinks, salad dressings, and frosting. The initiative primarily affects Walmart’s largest private-label food brand,
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Kerala Schools Struggle to Keep Mid-Day Meal Safe Amid Payment Delays 0
- A to Z, General, Health & Wellness, News
- October 8, 2025
Key Update The Kerala government revised the mid-day meal menu to include nutritious dishes, such as ragi-based items and microgreens, but delayed payments are straining schools’ ability to maintain safe and healthy meals. Schools have not received funds for August and September, leaving head teachers with liabilities running into lakhs of rupees. A school with
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225 Kg Tainted Paneer Busted in Patiala Festive Food Raid 0
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- October 8, 2025
Key Update On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, food safety officials raided a dairy unit in Chutehra village, Samana block, Patiala, Punjab and seized 225 kg of suspected adulterated paneer. They also confiscated skimmed milk powder allegedly used in its preparation and collected samples of paneer, curd, and milk powder for laboratory testing under the Food
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Food Pharmer Calls Out Sunfeast Ad; Brand Pulls It Down After Backlash 0

Key Update ITC’s Sunfeast has withdrawn an advertisement for its Dark Fantasy Choco Fills after health advocate Revant Himatsingka, known as Food Pharmer, accused it of implying that the biscuit could replace vegetables in children’s lunchboxes. Himatsingka called the ad “misleading,” saying, “I have no problem with chocolate, but with chocolate being promoted as an

Worms Found in Cheese Toast at Pune Café, FDA Launches Probe 0

Overview A lunch outing at Irani Café in Kalyaninagar, Pune, turned alarming when a family discovered live worms crawling inside a cheese toast. Advocate Samuel Gode was dining with his wife and two young sons around 1 p.m. on Saturday when his seven-year-old son noticed movement in his mouth. Upon inspecting the sandwich, the family

Kalamassery Night Shops Under Fire for Unsafe Food Practices 0

Key Update Health officials inspecting night shops along the Kalamassery–Seaport–Airport road in Kochi found water stored in open containers for several days. The water contained mosquitoes, larvae, and other impurities, posing serious health risks to consumers. Shops also offered water to customers from the same contaminated containers. Exposed Food Increases Contamination Risk Inspectors saw leftover

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