Food Manifest 
Key Development India’s food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has launched a nationwide exercise to test egg samples following a viral social media video that alleged the presence of a banned, potentially cancer-linked substance in a popular egg brand. FSSAI, which regulates the manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and import
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Key Update The Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Friday that a red chilli powder sample from the Uttarakhand-based Patanjali Foods manufacturing unit failed safety tests. Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav, explained that the 2024–25 spice sampling drive found pesticide residues above the prescribed Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) in Patanjali
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Key Update A new report claiming that certain eggs may cause cancer has sparked widespread concern. The controversy began on December 7, when the YouTube channel Trustified released a video alleging that eggs from Eggoz Nutrition contained illegal and genotoxic substances. In response, Dr Manan Vora, a Mumbai-based orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist,
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Key Update The Centre has introduced new guidelines for Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) units, requiring them to produce and stock fortified rice before inspection teams arrive. Officials will collect samples on-site and test them in accredited labs. FCI will procure the rice for the public distribution system only if it passes the standards. Punjab’s rice
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Key Update India and Russia have taken a major step toward improving cross-border food safety standards. On Friday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) signed an agreement with Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being. The agreement aims to deepen collaboration in food safety, promote information exchange,
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Authorities Arrest Operator After Raid Authorities in northwest Delhi’s Alipur busted a spurious desi ghee manufacturing unit and seized around 1,500 kg of fake desi ghee and 55 litres of artificial flavouring, all packed under multiple brand labels. Police arrested the operator, Gyanendra Singh, who allegedly produced and supplied adulterated ghee across Delhi and neighbouring
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