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Industrial-Grade Essence Found in Rose Water, Kozhikode Food Unit Shut Down 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 6, 2026
Key Update The Food Safety Department shut down Azad Foods Manufacturing Unit in Nallalam, Kozhikode, after inspectors uncovered multiple food safety violations during a surprise inspection. Inspectors found that the manufacturer mixed industrial-grade rose essence, commonly used to make soaps and incense sticks, into rose water used to flavour biryani and other food items. Although
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FSSAI Halts Sale of Select Rum and Whisky Variants Over Flavouring Violations 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 5, 2026
Significant Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated enforcement action against several alcoholic beverage manufacturers, including makers of select Old Monk, Royal Challenge, Antiquity Blue, McDowell’s No.1 Rum, Bagpiper Deluxe Whisky, and Old Cask Deluxe XXX Rum variants, over alleged violations of food safety regulations. According to the Ministry of
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Maharashtra Imposes One-Year Ban on Analogue Paneer 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, News
- August 5, 2026
Key Update The Maharashtra government has banned the manufacture, processing, preparation, packing, storage, transportation, distribution, and sale of analogue (non-dairy) paneer across the state for one year, citing risks to public health. With this decision, Maharashtra becomes the second state after Chhattisgarh to prohibit the product. Manufacturers produce analogue paneer using vegetable oils, starches, emulsifiers,
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FSSAI Orders Dabur to Halt Sale of Products Carrying Misleading ‘100%’ Claims 0

Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a prohibition order directing Dabur India Limited to immediately stop selling several of its food products after finding them marketed with misleading ‘100%’ claims. The order covers products sold on the company’s website, including honey, apple cider vinegar, virgin coconut oil, sesame

Six Fall Ill After Eating Allegedly Mouldy Cake in Kasaragod 0

Family Falls Ill After Anniversary Celebration Six people, including children, sought medical treatment after reportedly falling ill from consuming a cake purchased for a wedding anniversary celebration in Parappa, Kasaragod. According to reports, the cake was purchased from a local bakery by a resident of Kanakappally for the family celebration. Shortly after consuming the cake,

CUTN Researchers Develop Low-Cost Technique to Detect Ghee Adulteration 0

Key Update Researchers at the Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) have developed a novel analytical technique that detects and quantifies adulteration in cow ghee, offering a faster and more affordable approach to food quality testing. They published their findings in the journal Food Chemistry. Fluorescence-Based Technique Detects Multiple Adulterants The team uses Angular Sweep