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FTA Fallout: How Ultra-Processed Imports Threaten India’s Health
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- July 28, 2025
Key Development India’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the UK, announced recently, allows tariff-free imports of British food and drink, chocolates, sweet biscuits, soft drinks, and more. A similar pact with four EU nations points to a likely surge in ultra-processed food imports at lower prices. While this appears to boost trade, it raises serious
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TTD Launches In-House Food Testing Lab to Ensure Prasadam Safety
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- July 28, 2025
Key Development For the first time, food samples—such as ingredients used in the iconic Tirupati laddoo prasadam and food served to devotees—can now be tested for quality directly in Tirumala. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) inaugurated a modern Food Quality Testing Laboratory on Tuesday. TTD Chairman B.R. Naidu and Executive Officer (EO) J. Syamala Rao
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India’s Sugar-to-Ethanol Push May Disrupt Food Chain and Safety

Key Development India plans to divert nearly a quarter of its sugar output to ethanol production by 2034, a move that could reshape the food supply chain and raise concerns about long-term food safety and availability. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) outlined these trends in

Railways Act on Food Complaints: Over 6,600 Cases Reported in 2024–25

Key Development Passengers filed 6,645 food complaints about poor food quality on trains during 2024–25. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed that officials responded with the following actions: Imposed fines on food suppliers in 1,341 cases Issued warnings in 2,995 cases Delivered advisories in 1,547 cases Took corrective