Sweet Treats, Sour Findings: Food Safety Flags Preservative Excess in Cakes0

• A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
• December 18, 2025

Key Update The Food Safety Department in Kollam has intensified its enforcement drive to curb the excessive use of preservatives in cakes, a method often used to increase shelf life. Officials initiated legal action after laboratory tests declared 10 out of 32 cake samples unsafe for consumption. Preservative Limits and Legal Action Assistant Commissioner of