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Empire Restaurant in Bengaluru Faces Trouble as Tests Confirm Banned Food Colours 0
- A to Z, Event, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 30, 2025
Key Development Bengaluru’s popular Empire restaurant chain, already under the scanner for serving unsafe chicken kebabs, now faces deeper scrutiny as lab reports confirm the presence of banned food colours in its dishes. The State Food Laboratory has found Sunset Yellow—a synthetic food dye banned in kebabs by the Karnataka government—in samples collected from multiple
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IIT (BHU) Team Develops Portable Sensor to Detect Antibiotic Residues in Food 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, New Technology, News
- July 30, 2025
Key Development Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, have developed a state-of-the-art, dual-mode electrochemical sensor that can quickly detect Enrofloxacin, a commonly used antibiotic in the livestock industry. The innovation aims to improve food safety and tackle antimicrobial resistance. The team integrated magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers (MMIPs) with electrochemical detection techniques to
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Ham Salad Recalled in U.S. Over Listeria Concerns 0
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- July 30, 2025
Key Development The Food Safety Authority of the United States (FSIS) has issued a nationwide public health alert for certain ready-to-eat ham salad products. These products may be unsafe because they contain breadcrumb ingredients that are suspected to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a harmful bacterium that can cause serious illness. Products Under Alert 12-ounce
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Fake Ghee Bust Triggers Food Safety Uproar in Amritsar 0

Key Development The Health Department in Amritsar has shut down a ghee manufacturing unit on Tarn Taran Road for producing fake desi ghee. After a month-long investigation, officials collected samples from a shop near Gurdwara Shaheeda Sahib, which failed quality tests. Acting on these results, the team raided the unit and discovered vanaspati ghee mixed

UPFDA Seizes 800 Kg of Unlicensed, Unsafe Paneer in Agra Crackdown 0

Key Development The Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Administration (UPFDA) has seized nearly 800 kilograms of unsafe paneer from unauthorised manufacturing units in Agra. This decisive action comes under the state’s ongoing campaign to curb food adulteration and uphold public health standards. Acting on a tip-off, UPFDA officials raided local paneer production units and found

India to Launch New Rule for Tracking Edible Oils 0

Key Development India is set to roll out a new regulation in 2025 to modernise how vegetable oils are tracked, reported, and sold. The upcoming Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (VOPPA) Regulation Order will replace the existing 2011 framework. The focus of VOPPA is on food safety, transparency, and digital tracking. Companies will now