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FSSAI Orders Food Businesses to Stop Using Rusty and Damaged Knives 0

Key Update Food safety authorities are tightening hygiene standards across India’s food sector. In a recent advisory, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) directed food businesses to immediately stop using rusty, chipped, broken, or damaged knives and blades in kitchens and food-processing facilities. The directive applies to restaurants, cafés, catering services, cloud

FSSAI Bans Metal Pins and Wires in Food Packaging After Safety Concerns Rise 0

Key Update FSSAI has banned the use of metallic pins, staple pins, wires, and other sharp materials in food packaging and handling after reports highlighted serious safety risks. The authority took action following a recent incident in Thane, where a three-year-old boy accidentally swallowed two metal wires hidden inside decorative elements of his birthday cake.

Rajkot Court Jails Two Food Business Owners Over Banned Colours in Food 0

Key Update A municipal court in Rajkot sentenced two food business operators to six months of rigorous imprisonment after laboratory tests detected banned artificial colours in food served at their establishments. Judicial Magistrate First Class Kamleshkumar R. Gagnani convicted the operators under Section 3(1)(zz) and Section 59 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006,

J&K Food Raids Find Carcinogenic Synthetic Colours in Meat 0
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- September 24, 2025
Key Update The Food Safety Department of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) seized several meat samples contaminated with banned synthetic colours—carmoisine, tartrazine, and erythrosine—during recent raids. These additives, linked to serious health risks including cancer, violate India’s Food Safety Regulations and are banned in multiple countries. Officials Conduct Widespread Inspections and Seize Contaminated Products Officials tested
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Sanitizing in the Food Industry: A Must for Safe and Clean Food 0
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- April 9, 2025
Keeping food safe goes beyond using fresh ingredients—it requires keeping everything around it clean and germ-free. In the food industry, sanitizing plays a major role in preventing contamination, maintaining hygiene, and protecting our health. Whether food workers run a large processing plant or a small hotel kitchen, they must sanitize properly to stop harmful bacteria,
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Health Department Cracks Down on Food Safety and Plastic Usage in Ottapalam, Palakkad 0
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- January 11, 2025
Report The Health Department has stepped up its efforts to ensure food safety, eliminate the use of banned plastic, and address sewage pollution in East Ottapalam. in Palakkad. During recent inspections, officials identified several violations and imposed fines on multiple establishments. They penalized three restaurants, with two fined for storing food in unsafe conditions and
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