food handling Archives

Rotten Apples Seized; Srivilliputtur Fruit Shops Pulled Up for Violations 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 6, 2025
Key Update Food safety officials in Srivilliputtur, near Madurai, seized 82 kilograms of rotten apples from a private fruit vendor’s godown on Friday and immediately destroyed the unsafe stock at the municipal yard to keep it out of the market. Raid Exposes Unlicensed Outlets Officials inspected five other shops run by the same vendor on
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Hornbill Festival Gears Up: Vendors Get Food Safety Training 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- November 29, 2025
Key Development Dimapur in Nagaland hosted a food safety and hygiene training programme for street food vendors at the Directorate of Tourism on Friday. The initiative aims to strengthen safe food handling, hygiene standards, and overall service quality, ensuring visitors enjoy a safe culinary experience during the upcoming Hornbill Festival. Collaboration for Festival Preparedness The
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Suspected Fish Poisoning in Neyyattinkara Sends 35 to Hospital 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- October 30, 2025
Key Update Thirty-five people, including children, developed symptoms of food poisoning after eating red snapper fish, locally known as chemballi, in Neyyattinkara in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. They experienced vomiting, diarrhoea, and severe stomach pain shortly after consuming the meal. The affected families had bought the fish from coastal markets in Kanjiramkulam, Oorambu, Chamavila, and Kuruvadu.
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Kozhikode: Rising Diarrhoea Cases, Focus on Food & Water Safety 0

Key Development Kozhikode district has reported a noticeable increase in acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD) cases over the past week, prompting authorities to emphasise the importance of food and water safety. Health officials link the rise to consumption of contaminated water, fungal infections, and foodborne illnesses. According to the Health Department’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, 178

BMC Destroys 100 kg of Stale Food, Fines Eateries in Monsoon Safety Drive 0

Key Update As part of its ongoing monsoon food safety initiative, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has deployed two dedicated inspection teams to carry out field checks and collect food samples across the city. According to BMC officials, earlier lab tests revealed bacterial contamination in several food samples collected at the beginning of the monsoon.

Chennai Roadside Eateries Spark Food Safety Concerns 0

Unregulated Stalls Multiply Across the City Chennai roadside food stalls have rapidly expanded across neighbourhoods like George Town, Guindy, Mount Road, and Mylapore, raising alarms among health officials and residents. These makeshift eateries serve quick, low-cost meals such as idlis, parottas, noodles, and fried snacks—but often without any food safety licenses, sanitation standards, or quality