Food Manifest 
Key Update Three students reportedly suffered suspected food poisoning after eating Kuzhimandi purchased from Safran Mandi Hotel on Pookkom Road in Panoor in the Kannur district on Friday evening. Within hours of consuming the meal, the students experienced vomiting and severe discomfort. They sought treatment at a private hospital in Panoor and are currently in
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Key Update Delhi Police seized 802 kg of fake spices and condiments during a raid in Khari Baoli, Old Delhi’s historic spice market. Acting on a tip-off received on Saturday, police raided the ground floor of a house in the Naya Bans area where an illegal spice manufacturing unit was allegedly operating. Officials recovered grinding
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Key Update Eleven people fell ill after consuming bajjis (fritters) prepared with suspected contaminated all-purpose flour (maida) in S Kondrupadu village of Ganapavaram mandal in West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. Health officials said three patients remain in critical condition. Preliminary findings show that the family used maida stored for nearly a year in worker
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Key Update Residents of Palappilly in the 10th ward of Melur panchayat in Thrissur have raised concerns after cooked rice prepared using ration rice reportedly turned dark bluish-black a few hours after cooking. Family Alerts Authorities After Colour Change According to the complaint, the family purchased the ration rice the previous day and cooked it
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Key Update Food safety officials in Hyderabad seized ₹7.78 lakh worth of milk and ghee during a special enforcement drive conducted across Telangana, highlighting ongoing concerns around dairy safety and compliance. Officials carried out 71 inspections across multiple districts and collected 91 samples for further analysis. The drive aimed to identify unsafe practices and ensure
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Significnt Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has directed States to intensify surveillance and inspections to strengthen food safety enforcement across the country. State food safety departments carried out nearly 3.97 lakh inspections in FY26 across various food categories as part of ongoing enforcement drives. Between April and December, officials analysed around
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