food safety compliance Archives

Serve with Care: Chithirai Festival in Madurai Puts Food Safety First 0
- Food Hygiene, Food Safety
- April 21, 2025
Report Ahead of the Chithirai festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, District Collector M S Sangeetha prioritised food safety and instructed all individuals and groups distributing food and drinks to devotees to strictly follow hygiene and safety standards. Mandatory FSSAI Registration for Food Donors To ensure accountability, she ordered all food donors to register with the
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Hubballi-Dharwad Hotels Flout FSSAI Ban on Unsafe Food Packaging 0
- Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 15, 2025
Report Despite a clear ban by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), many hotels and roadside eateries in Hubballi-Dharwad continue to indulge in unsafe food packaging, ie. single-use plastic and newspaper. FSSAI recently directed the Karnataka food safety department to investigate these violations, but the practice remains rampant. Authorities Struggle with Enforcement
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SC Tells Centre: Fix Food Labels in 3 Months 0
- Event, Food Laws, Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness, News
- April 10, 2025
Report The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to implement food safety regulations within three months, requiring clear and prominent display of key details on packaged food products. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan firmly pressed the need for transparent labelling. “Do all of you have grandchildren?” Justice Pardiwala asked.
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21,000+ complaints filed against e-commerce platforms in 5 years 0

Report In the past five fiscal years, consumers have filed more than 21,000 complaints against e-commerce platforms with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs B.L. Verma shared this information in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. According to the minister, FSSAI regularly conducts

FDA Inspects Ice Cream and Soft Drink Facilities in Karnataka 0

Report As summer approaches and the demand for frozen treats and soft drinks rises, the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) in Karnataka has begun inspecting local ice cream and soft drink production facilities. The inspections aim to identify stores that use unsanitary storage methods, excessive synthetic flavorings, harmful dyes, and low-quality raw materials in

Telangana Task Force Finds Food Safety Violations in Hyderabad 0

Report The Telangana Food Safety Commissioner’s Task Force inspected Subbayya Gari Hotel in Kondapur and identified several violations. Officials found that the hotel lacked an FSSAI license and maintained unhygienic kitchen conditions, including broken flooring and clogged drains. They also observed that food waste was not removed regularly, staff handled food without headcaps or gloves,