Food Manifest 
Key Update The Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has fined tea shops and bakeries in and around Gobichettipalayam, near Erode, Tamil Nadu, for food safety violations, including unhygienic milk handling, expired food products, and the use of banned plastic packaging. Acting on the directions of District Collector S. Kandasamy, a team led by G.
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Key Update The Commissionerate of Food Safety in Kerala has launched a statewide enforcement drive to curb the health risks linked to repeatedly heated cooking oil. Through the two-day special drive, Operation Thelima, food safety officials targeted eateries and food businesses that repeatedly reuse frying oil. Repeatedly heating cooking oil changes its chemical composition and
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Significant Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the licence of Seven Seas Hospitality with immediate effect after inspectors found serious food safety violations at its premises. The New Delhi-based hospitality and event management company operates the Seven Seas Hotel in Rohini and provides luxury banqueting and catering services. FSSAI
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Key Update The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of Cafe Mondegar and three other Mumbai food establishments after inspections found serious food safety, hygiene and sanitation violations. The action forms part of an intensified enforcement drive across Maharashtra ahead of the festive season. Cafe Mondegar Fails Food Safety Checks During
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Key Update As Maharashtrians welcome Lord Ganesha into their homes, the state’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), led by Tukaram Mundhe, is stepping up scrutiny of food served as Ganpati prasad, at society bhandaras and through other community food programmes. Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, housing societies in Vasai-Virar and Mumbai began circulating advisories asking residents
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Significant Update India’s food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has issued notices to five-star hotels JW Marriott and Andaz Delhi after inspections uncovered serious hygiene and food-safety violations, including pest infestations, expired food and poor sanitation. Both hotels operate in Delhi’s Aerocity. FSSAI has directed them to take immediate
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