Banned Food Additives and Chemicals in India
- Food Laws, Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness
- February 17, 2025
Food Manifest 
Key Update There will be no further sale of loose edible oil or repeated use of cooking oil in Maharashtra, following a stringent 14-point statewide compliance and enforcement order issued by the state food safety authority under Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe. The move aims to curb adulteration and strengthen food safety. Violations involving unsafe food, possession
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Have you ever opened a food package that looks tightly sealed, only to find that it contains more air than you expected? That air may be there for a reason. Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) is a food-packaging technique in which the air inside a package is replaced with a carefully controlled gas mixture. By changing
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Key Update Banana chips are a staple on Kerala’s Onam tables, but this festive season, the Food Safety Department has raised concerns about the use of unauthorised colouring agents in banana chips and ‘sharkara varatti’ (jaggery-coated banana chips). During inspections in Idukki, officials collected samples of these popular snacks for laboratory testing and advised consumers
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Key Update At least 36 girl students fell ill after a cook allegedly added detergent powder instead of salt to a mid-day meal at a government school in Bihar’s Nalanda district. 36 Students Fall Ill After Mid-Day Meal The incident occurred on Tuesday at a middle school in Parasi, under the Noorsarai police station area,
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