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- August 15, 2021
Report In a major crackdown on food adulteration, the Food Safety Department raided multiple unauthorised dairy units in Rampur Maniharan, Saharanpur, in Uttarpradesh seizing large quantities of adulterated paneer and milk. Officials acted on specific intelligence inputs and launched a surprise inspection that uncovered alarming violations. Authorities Destroy 1200 kg Paneer, 4500 Litres of Adulterated
READ MOREReport The Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation (DMC) in Assam conducted a food safety training programme for 60 street vendors at its conference hall. Organisers split the participants into two batches of 30 each. The sessions focused on safe food handling, personal hygiene, and basic sanitation to raise food safety standards in the informal food sector. FSSAI
READ MOREReport In a proactive effort to uphold food safety in educational institutions in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, the District Food Safety Department conducted surprise inspections at several school canteens across Indore on Monday. Acting on the directives of Collector Asheesh Singh and under the supervision of Additional Collector Gaurav Bainal, officials focused on evaluating hygiene,
READ MOREReport A passenger on the Thiruvananthapuram–Mangaluru Vande Bharat Express found a dead lizard in his meal while travelling in Coach C-5, Seat No. 75. He discovered the lizard in a curry dish served on board and immediately raised an alarm. Fellow passengers said the catering team served the food while the train was passing through
READ MOREReport Doctors admitted a 14-year-old student to Kozhikode Medical College after he consumed a wild fruit resembling jamun (njaval pazham), which caused a severe allergic reaction. Abhishek, a Class 9 student of Government Higher Secondary School, Thamarassery, ate the fruit from a tree near his house in Chundakunnu, mistaking it for Jamun. Shortly after, he
READ MOREReport Between January 1 and June 25, Food Safety Officers inspected 746 retail shops and wholesale fruit storage facilities across the Coimbatore district. They conducted these inspections during the peak mango season to check for violations of artificial ripening. Officials identified 26 traders who were using ethylene sachets to ripen mangoes in an unapproved manner.
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