Low Participation at Mall Food Testing Kiosks Raises Concerns
- Food Laws, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 2, 2025
Food Manifest 
Overview Ahead of the Diwali festival, food safety authorities across India have stepped up inspections and enforcement drives to ensure the safety and quality of sweets, snacks, and other festive food. Ludhiana The district food safety team intensified inspections to ensure that local markets sell safe and high-quality food. Officials collected nine samples of sweets,
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FSSAI Bars Food Brands from Using ‘ORS’ A Hyderabad paediatrician’s persistent campaign against sugary drinks falsely marketed as oral rehydration solutions (ORS) has led to a major policy shift. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has banned the use of the term “ORS” on food and beverage labels unless the formulation strictly
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Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed all State and Union Territory Food Safety Commissioners and Central Licensing Authorities to ensure that food business operators (FBOs) immediately remove the term “ORS” from their product names, labels, and trademarks. The directive covers all instances where the term appears — whether
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Key Update The Health Department filed a criminal case against the owner of Taufiq Fish Mart & Chicken Centre in Vandanmedu, Idukki, after inspectors found the shop selling fish and chicken without a license and under unhygienic conditions. Following repeated complaints and multiple warnings, authorities discovered that the shop routinely dumped leftover fish and chicken
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