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Railways Act on Food Complaints: Over 6,600 Cases Reported in 2024–25 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 28, 2025
Key Development Passengers filed 6,645 food complaints about poor food quality on trains during 2024–25. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed that officials responded with the following actions: Imposed fines on food suppliers in 1,341 cases Issued warnings in 2,995 cases Delivered advisories in 1,547 cases Took corrective
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FSSAI Mandates Feedback App at Prayagraj Sweet Shops 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness, News
- July 28, 2025
Officials Enforce Feedback App to Boost Transparency The Food Safety Department has made it mandatory for sweet shop owners in Prayagraj to use a consumer satisfaction feedback app. By introducing this app, officials aim to improve transparency, address consumer grievances faster, and strengthen hygiene monitoring during the festive season. Officials directed nearly 100 prominent sweet
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100% Packaged Water Inspections Ordered by FSSAI Chief in Hyderabad 0
- A to Z, Event, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 26, 2025
Key Development FSSAI Chief Executive Officer G. Kamala Vardhana Rao has called for 100% inspection of packaged drinking water (PDW) units and stringent checks on water treatment plants in Telangana. He chaired a comprehensive review meeting in Hyderabad on Friday to strengthen the state’s food safety ecosystem. The directive comes as food poisoning incidents continue
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FSSAI Seizes Expired Dates from Flipkart Warehouse in Coimbatore 0

key Development The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched a major inspection drive on e-commerce warehouses in Tamil Nadu and found serious lapses in food storage. During the three-day operation, officials inspected 37 warehouses in the Coimbatore district alone, acting on directions from the State Health Secretary and the Commissioner of Food

Processed Food Isn’t the Enemy—FSSAI Ensures It’s Safe: Union Minister 0

Key Development Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Wednesday stressed that regulatory bodies like the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) play a crucial role in promoting processed foods by ensuring strict adherence to quality standards. Speaking at the curtain raiser for World Food India 2025, organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Safer Meals Ordered on Vande Bharat Trains 0

Commission Warns Against Repetition of Lapses The Kerala Human Rights Commission has ordered strict measures to maintain food quality on Vande Bharat trains after passengers received expired juice. Judicial Member K. Baijunath warned authorities not to repeat such lapses and directed Railways to actively monitor the food supplied by catering agencies. The Commission praised Railways