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MANIT Food Poisoning Triggers Citywide Safety Checks
- Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 16, 2025
Report Food poisoning affected around 40 first-year engineering students at MANIT (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology), Bhopal, after they ate at the H-4 hostel mess on Saturday. Most students experienced vomiting and stomach pain. Sharda Hospital in Aradhna Nagar admitted them between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. While students reported 40 cases, MANIT officials
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Hubballi-Dharwad Hotels Flout FSSAI Ban on Unsafe Food Packaging
- Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 15, 2025
Report Despite a clear ban by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), many hotels and roadside eateries in Hubballi-Dharwad continue to indulge in unsafe food packaging, ie. single-use plastic and newspaper. FSSAI recently directed the Karnataka food safety department to investigate these violations, but the practice remains rampant. Authorities Struggle with Enforcement
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FSSAI Backs Off IMS Act Enforcement, Raising Concerns
- Food Laws, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 15, 2025
Report The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has declared that it no longer holds the responsibility for enforcing the Infant Milk Substitutes (IMS) Act. This decision came in response to a Right to Information (RTI) query filed in March 2025. In its reply dated April 1, FSSAI stated that the Ministry of
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Brown Rice Contains More Arsenic Than White Rice, Warns New Study
- Event, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 15, 2025
Overview New research has revealed that brown rice contains significantly more arsenic than white rice, raising fresh concerns about its long-term impact on health. A study published in the journal Risk Analysis by researchers from Michigan State University found that brown rice contains 15% higher levels of arsenic, a toxic metal linked to cancer and
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