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Bengaluru Scientists Turn Coffee-Stain Effect Into Powerful Food Safety Tool 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- October 31, 2025
Key Update Indian researchers achieved a breakthrough in food safety by using the coffee-stain effect to detect toxic dyes and contaminants at trillionth levels. The Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), turned this simple phenomenon into a low-cost, highly sensitive method for testing food and water safety,
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Bengaluru Scientists Use Traditional Dye Wood to Detect Spoiled Milk 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- October 23, 2025
Key Development A research team at Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, has turned an ancient Asian dye wood into a tool for food safety, enabling the detection of when milk begins to spoil. They extracted compounds from Caesalpinia sappan L. (sappan heartwood) to create a plant-based colour indicator that changes hue as milk loses freshness. Smart
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Bengaluru KFC Outlet Under Fire Over Food Safety Allegations 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- October 6, 2025
Key Update A widely circulated social media post has raised serious food safety concerns about a KFC Outlet in HSR Layout, Bengaluru. The post, shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Karnataka Portfolio, alleged that the outlet served rotten meat and operated under unsanitary conditions, prompting calls for stricter inspections. Customer Receives Spoiled Burgers According to
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Empire Restaurants Drop Synthetic Colour from Kebab Marinade 0

Key Development The Empire Group of Restaurants has stopped using the synthetic food colour Sunset Yellow FCF in its kebab marinade. The decision follows a notice from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on the use of synthetic colours in food. Although FSSAI approves Sunset Yellow FCF and it remains widely

Bengaluru Boy’s Death Linked to Spoiled Rice, Not Cake 0

Traced to the Rice Nearly 10 months after the tragic death of five-year-old Dheeraj B in Bhuvaneshwarinagar, Kempapura Agrahara, Bengaluru, authorities have confirmed that spoiled Vangibath (a brinjal rice dish) stored in the refrigerator for two days was the cause of fatal food poisoning, not the cake, as initially suspected. In the chaos that followed

Bengaluru Eateries asked to Stop Real Food Displays—Here’s Why 0

Overview The Bengaluru Hoteliers Association has directed restaurants to stop placing real cooked dishes or food samples on display to attract customers at entrances and billing counters. Customers and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) raised concerns that these samples, which restaurants throw away at the end of each day, lead to