food adulteration Archives

225 Kg Tainted Paneer Busted in Patiala Festive Food Raid 0
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- October 8, 2025
Key Update On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, food safety officials raided a dairy unit in Chutehra village, Samana block, Patiala, Punjab and seized 225 kg of suspected adulterated paneer. They also confiscated skimmed milk powder allegedly used in its preparation and collected samples of paneer, curd, and milk powder for laboratory testing under the Food
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Gurgaon Seizes 16 Adulterated Fasting Item Samples During Navratri 0
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- September 29, 2025
Key Update During the ongoing Navratri celebrations, the Gurgaon Food Safety Department raided eight local shops and seized 16 food samples over concerns of adulteration in fasting items like kuttu atta (Buckwheat Flour), singhara atta (Water Chestnut Flour), sabudana(Tapioca Pearls), samak (Barnyard Millet), mustard oil, jaggery, and buura (Sugar Powder, often refers to powdered jaggery
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Buckwheat Flour Triggers Mass Food Poisoning in North West Delhi 0
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- September 26, 2025
Key Update On Tuesday, over 350 people in North West Delhi reported food poisoning symptoms after consuming buckwheat flour during Navratri fasting. Authorities rushed most of the affected to the Delhi government-run BJRM Hospital, where doctors confirmed that all patients remained in stable condition. Health Officials Confirm Stable Condition of Patients The chief medical officer
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Committee on Petitions Raises Alarm on Unsafe Food in J&K 0

Key Update The Committee on Petitions met on Monday in J&K (Jammu & Kashmir) to examine a petition on adulteration of essential food items, including meat, milk, wheat, and processed foods. Chairman Pirzada Farooq Ahmad Shah led the discussion along with committee members. The Chairman directed officials to launch rigorous inspection drives across the Union

Kuwait Shuts Down Illegal Food Production Unit for Adulteration and Mislabeling 0

Key Updates The Ministry of Interior and the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition in Kuwait discovered an illegal food production unit operating from a rented house in Mishref. The unit produced and sold food items without a license, violating hygiene and safety regulations. Inspectors found that the unit adulterated several food products before sale.

FDCA Seizes 5.5 Tonnes of Suspected Adulterated Ghee in Gujarat 0

Key Update The Gujarat Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) has intensified its crackdown on food adulteration by seizing 5.5 tonnes of suspected adulterated ghee worth ₹35 lakh from a manufacturing unit in Banaskantha district. The raid, conducted on September 5, targeted Shree Sales, a unit located in Chandisar GIDC. FDCA officials had already been