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Jaggery or Honey Isn’t Healthier Than Sugar, Says Doctor 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- December 19, 2025
Key Update Switching from refined sugar to jaggery, honey, or dates does not automatically make food healthier, warns Dr Prashant Katakol, a neurosurgeon with over 33 years of experience. He says many people do not suffer from a sugar problem but from a tendency to justify higher intake by choosing “natural” alternatives. As refined sugar
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High HMF in Honey? FSSAI Says It’s ‘Substandard,’ Not ‘Unsafe 0
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- November 11, 2025
Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a clear directive on how laboratories must classify honey samples containing Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) above the permitted limit. Under Clause 2.8.3(1) of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, honey may contain no more than 80 mg/kg
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Natural Sweeteners: A Healthier Way to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, General, Health & Wellness
- May 31, 2025
As health awareness increases, more people actively seek ways to reduce their intake of refined sugar without giving up the sweet flavours they enjoy. This shift has driven widespread interest in natural sweeteners—plant-based or naturally derived alternatives that offer sweetness with fewer calories and potential health benefits. These sweeteners appeal to those managing weight, blood
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Food colours and dyes have become increasingly popular in today’s day and age. It is used in the cooking and baking industries to increase the aesthetic value of food. While food colourants in small amounts do not have immediate adverse effects on health, they can cause serious health issues in the long run. In this

Packaged Honey may Contain More Than 50% Synthetic Sugar Syrup!0

Have you ever bought honey products pre-packaged by famous brands such as Dabur, Patanjali, Zandu, Hi-Honey, Apis-Himalaya, Dadav, Hitkari, Indigenous and Society Naturelle? If you have actually favored these brands, there would be cause for worry as food adulteration investigations done by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) based in New Delhi, found that