World Food Safety Day: Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected
- A to Z, Food Safety, Health & Wellness
- June 7, 2024
Key Update ITC’s Sunfeast has withdrawn an advertisement for its Dark Fantasy Choco Fills after health advocate Revant Himatsingka, known as Food Pharmer, accused it of implying that the biscuit could replace vegetables in children’s lunchboxes. Himatsingka called the ad “misleading,” saying, “I have no problem with chocolate, but with chocolate being promoted as an
READ MOREOverview A lunch outing at Irani Café in Kalyaninagar, Pune, turned alarming when a family discovered live worms crawling inside a cheese toast. Advocate Samuel Gode was dining with his wife and two young sons around 1 p.m. on Saturday when his seven-year-old son noticed movement in his mouth. Upon inspecting the sandwich, the family
READ MOREKey Update Health officials inspecting night shops along the Kalamassery–Seaport–Airport road in Kochi found water stored in open containers for several days. The water contained mosquitoes, larvae, and other impurities, posing serious health risks to consumers. Shops also offered water to customers from the same contaminated containers. Exposed Food Increases Contamination Risk Inspectors saw leftover
READ MOREKey Update Ahead of Diwali, the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) launched a statewide campaign to prevent food adulteration. Officials inspected 1,594 sweet shops and collected 2,369 samples of milk, khoya, ghee, edible oils, sweets, dry fruits, and chocolates for testing. Of the 554 samples tested, the FDA found 513 safe, 26 substandard, four
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