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CBSE Launches ‘Oil Boards’ in Schools to Curb Unhealthy Fat Consumption 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 18, 2025
Report Building on its successful ‘Sugar Boards’ initiative, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has taken a new step toward promoting healthy habits in schools. In a recently issued circular, CBSE has directed affiliated schools to roll out ‘Oil Boards’—a visual awareness campaign aimed at reducing the intake of unhealthy fats and oils among
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Kerala Schools Go Sugar Smart to Tackle Childhood Diabetes 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 18, 2025
Report Kerala’s General Education and Health Departments have launched a new awareness drive in schools to tackle the alarming rise of type 2 diabetes among children, especially in rural and small-town areas. A health survey conducted over the past two years across 2,300 schools revealed that children are consuming excessive amounts of sugar. “These results
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Meghalaya Bakery Sealed for Using Newspapers in Baking 0
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- July 17, 2025
Report The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) sealed RB Store, a popular bakery in Shillong in Meghalaya, after discovering it used newspapers to bake bread and cakes, violating food safety norms. Officials also shut down four other establishments—Arun Hotel, Maa Kali Hotel, and two fast-food outlets—as part of a wider crackdown on
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FSSAI Chief Orders Rajasthan to Ramp Up Food Safety Enforcement 0

Report To curb food adulteration, G Kamala Vardhana Rao, CEO of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), instructed Rajasthan officials to conduct regular sampling of commonly consumed food items and ensure quick disposal of related cases. He gave these directives during a high-level review meeting with state food safety officials in Jaipur

Food Poisoning Sickens Over 30 Students in Thrikkakara 0

Overview More than 30 students from N-Able Training Institute, a German language centre in Thrikkakara municipality, in Ernakulam, fell sick on Wednesday due to suspected food poisoning. Authorities rushed them to various government and private hospitals in the city. According to municipal health officials, 10 boys and 20 girls experienced symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal

Venom in a Sweet Bite? Scorpion in Halwa Triggers Inspection 0

Customer Alleges Negligence After Shocking Discovery Food Safety Department officials inspected a popular sweet stall and its kitchen in Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu after a customer claimed he found a dead scorpion in halwa. Suganthan from Keezha Azhagunatchiyaarpuram near Sankarankovil purchased 1.5 kg of halwa in five packets from the shop on Sunday (July 13).