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Say It on the Menu: Mumbai FDA Orders Disclosure of Cheese Analogue Use 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 22, 2026
Key Update The State Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in Mumbai has directed restaurants, hotels, caterers, and fast food vendors to clearly mention the use of cheese analogue on menu cards and electronic display boards by April 30. Food safety commissioner Shridhar Dubey-Patil confirmed that authorities will begin strict enforcement from May 1. Officials will
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Doctors Warn Against Influencer Promotion of Milk Mixes and Gummies for Children 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 8, 2026
Key Update As the world marked World Health Day with the theme “Together for Health: Stand with Science,” doctors raised concerns about a growing social media trend in which “mom influencers” promote milk or energy mixes and multivitamin gummies as essential for children’s growth. A review of these posts shows that influencers actively promote these
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Spot the Fake: Eat Right Mela Demonstrates Food Adulteration Tests 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Laws, General, Health & Wellness, News
- April 7, 2026
Significant Update Visitors at the ‘Eat Right Mela’ held at Nature Cure Hospital on Monday (April 6, 2026) in Hyderabad gathered around two interactive stalls set up by the Telangana Food Safety Department. At these stalls, officials demonstrated how sellers often adulterate common food items and showed consumers simple ways to detect such practices. Focus
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Viral Video Flags Suspicious Substance in Amul High-Protein Buttermilk 0

Key Update A viral video on Instagram has raised concerns after a user claimed to have found a suspicious substance inside a pack of Amul High-Protein Buttermilk. The consumer urged the company and food safety authorities to investigate the issue. The video, shared by Instagram user @kabir0760, shows what appears to be an unusual material

Why Milk Is Suddenly at the Centre of a Food Safety Debate 0

Milk — one of the most basic and daily foods in Indian homes — is now under the spotlight. Viral lab claims and recent police raids have made many people question how safe their everyday milk really is. The debate started after an independent testing platform released a video claiming that some pouch milk samples

Fake Cumin Racket Exposed in Gwalior 0

Key Development Authorities exposed another major food adulteration case in Madhya Pradesh after uncovering clay sold as mustard seeds. In Gwalior, police caught sellers passing off fennel seeds coated with cement, chemicals, artificial colour, and fragrance as cumin. The case has raised fresh concerns about food safety and how easily adulterated spices enter Indian kitchens.