Food Hygiene Archives

FSDA Cracks Down: Nearly ₹20 Lakh Worth of Rotten Sweets Seized in Lucknow 0

November 15, 2025

Key Update The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) carried out late-night raids across Lucknow and seized nearly ₹20 lakh worth of rotten and adulterated sweets ahead of the festive season. On Wednesday, ten FSDA teams launched simultaneous inspections at multiple sweet shops. Inspectors Spot Dirty Kitchens and Licence Issues Officials found serious hygiene lapses

TSHRC Probes Food Poisoning that Hospitalised 52 Students in Telangana Hostel 0

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November 4, 2025

Key Development The Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TSHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports on a suspected food poisoning incident at the BC Welfare Boys Hostel in Dharmavaram, under Itikyala mandal in Jogulamba Gadwal district. On November 1, 52 students fell ill after eating dinner at the hostel. Officials said the students

Contaminated Water Sickens 128 Students at Namakkal College 0

Key Update Contaminated water made 128 students of Excel Engineering College near Kumarapalayam in Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu fall ill on Tuesday night. The students began vomiting soon after dinner in one of the hostels. The college management provided immediate medical care at the campus clinic, informed parents, and sent the students home once

Used Containers Washed and Reused on Train Sparks Outrage 0
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- October 21, 2025
Key Update A disturbing video from the Erode–Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express (16601) has gone viral, showing a man washing used disposable and used containers—apparently to reuse them. The clip has raised serious concerns about hygiene and food safety on Indian trains, drawing sharp criticism from passengers and social media users who called it “filth disguised
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Sultan Bathery Health Department Seizes Unfit Food, Shuts Down Eateries 0
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- October 9, 2025
Key Development The municipal Health Department in Sultan Bathery in Wayanad inspected eateries across the town and seized unfit food items. During the inspection, officials shut down Al Junoub Kuzhimandi on Mysuru Road for operating in unhygienic conditions without proper waste management. Multiple Restaurants Face Action In addition, officials destroyed spoiled food from several other
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CCI Flags Food Safety, Not Competition, in Maggi Sauce Case 0
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- October 9, 2025
Complaint Alleged Unhygienic Production The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed a complaint accusing Nestlé India of using dirty water to manufacture Maggi Sauce at its Bicholim, Goa factory. The complaint, filed by Sarvesh M. Kolumbkar, claimed the company used a water extraction pump from an under-construction site and allegedly mislabelled bottles, misleading consumers.
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