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Schools Urged to Educate Students on the Dangers of Excess Sugar and Oil 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, News
- October 25, 2025
Key Update Perinthalmanna Sub Collector Sakshi Mohan instructed schools to organise awareness programmes on the harmful effects of consuming excess sugar and oil. She noted that lifestyle diseases, including diabetes, are increasing across the state and affecting more school students. Sakshi Mohan urged teachers to train students to read and understand the information printed on
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Spice Alert: Telangana Officials Seize Contaminated Stock 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- October 15, 2025
Key Update The Telangana Food Safety team recently uncovered serious violations at multiple spice manufacturing and repacking units during its ongoing ‘Spices Drive’, which covered all 33 districts and over 30 establishments across the state. Officials shared their findings on the department’s official X account to raise public awareness about hygiene lapses and regulatory violations.
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Deepavali Sweets Must Meet Safety Standards in Virudhunagar 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- October 6, 2025
Key Development Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar Collector N. O. Sukhaputra directed all permanent and temporary shops, as well as manufacturers and sellers of sweets and savouries during the Deepavali festival, to obtain a Food Safety license and display it prominently at their premises. Traders can apply for the license through FSSAI’s portal. Ensure Hygienic Production and
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Maharashtra FDA Orders Clear Labels for Analogue Paneer 0

Key Update In response to consumer complaints about misleading substitutions, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Maharashtra has made it mandatory for food establishments using analogue paneer to display its composition on menus, premises, or packaging. Although the use of cheese analogues in the food service sector has been legally permitted since 2021, FDA

FSSAI Holds National Meet on Food Labels and Ads 0

Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently hosted a high-level National Stakeholder Consultation on Food Labelling, advertisements, and Claims in the national capital. The event brought together over 700 participants from government, industry, academia, consumer groups, and regulatory bodies. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the consultation

Chicory or Deception? Experts Decode Coffee Adulteration Claims 0

Viral Video Sparks Coffee Adulteration Fears — Experts Set the Record Straight In May 2025, a viral Instagram Reel by a popular finfluencer stirred concerns about coffee adulteration in India, warning that rising prices might lead to mass use of chicory as a cheap filler in coffee. The video compared the situation to past controversies