food safety compliance Archives

3-Year-Old Girl Dies, Five Critical in Suspected Food Poisoning Case in Bhayandar 0

Key Update A suspected case of food poisoning in Bhayandar, Maharashtra, killed a three-year-old girl on Sunday night and left five of her family members critical. Shivshankar Ramjilal Koiri, 38, rushed to his brother-in-law Ramesh Kanaiyalal Morya’s home in Bajrang Nagar after his wife alerted him that Ramesh had stopped answering calls. Koiri broke open

Hotpot Horror: Worker Caught Collecting Waste Oil in China 0

Key Update A hotpot restaurant in southwest China faced widespread backlash after a viral video showed one of its workers collecting used oil from a roadside rubbish bin. The clip, filmed on August 18, captured the woman in full restaurant uniform as she ladled oil from a swill bin into a plastic bucket — leading

Public Meet on Food Safety & Adulteration in Mysuru, Aug 30 0

Key Updates The Mysuru Grahakara Parishat (MGP) will hold a public meeting on August 30 to address growing concerns about food adulteration and safety in the city. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at 6/1 Vivekananda Road, Yadavagiri, Mysuru. Since its formation, MGP has actively worked to educate the public about how commonly consumed

Adulterated, Untouched: Telangana’s Food Safety Crackdown Stalls 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 28, 2025
Overview Despite a sharp rise in food adulteration across Telangana—particularly in Hyderabad—enforcement efforts remain sluggish. Over the past four months, food safety officials carried out 5,088 inspections and flagged 381 eateries. Yet, more than 60% of these establishments escaped any penalty. Between 2020 and 2025, authorities tested 18,283 food samples across the state. Of those,
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South India Leads Nation in Food Safety, Records Just 13% Failure Rate 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 27, 2025
Overview South India has outperformed the rest of the country in food safety compliance over the past five years. Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the five southern states recorded a food safety failure rate of just 13.2%—less than half the national average of 27.5%, according to data tabled in Parliament. Officials detected 32,465 violations in the
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Rotten Meat Scandal Forces J&K to Tighten Meat Safety Rules 0
- A to Z, Blog, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News, Resources
- August 21, 2025
Key Update The Jammu and Kashmir government has tightened meat safety enforcement after officials seized hundreds of kilos of rotten meat from illegal storage units in Srinagar. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) swiftly ordered all businesses to comply with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regulations for frozen meat, chicken, and
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