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Fake Ghee Bust Triggers Food Safety Uproar in Amritsar 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 29, 2025
Key Development The Health Department in Amritsar has shut down a ghee manufacturing unit on Tarn Taran Road for producing fake desi ghee. After a month-long investigation, officials collected samples from a shop near Gurdwara Shaheeda Sahib, which failed quality tests. Acting on these results, the team raided the unit and discovered vanaspati ghee mixed
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FTA Fallout: How Ultra-Processed Imports Threaten India’s Health 0
- A to Z, Event, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- July 28, 2025
Key Development India’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the UK, announced recently, allows tariff-free imports of British food and drink, chocolates, sweet biscuits, soft drinks, and more. A similar pact with four EU nations points to a likely surge in ultra-processed food imports at lower prices. While this appears to boost trade, it raises serious
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FSSAI Mandates Feedback App at Prayagraj Sweet Shops 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness, News
- July 28, 2025
Officials Enforce Feedback App to Boost Transparency The Food Safety Department has made it mandatory for sweet shop owners in Prayagraj to use a consumer satisfaction feedback app. By introducing this app, officials aim to improve transparency, address consumer grievances faster, and strengthen hygiene monitoring during the festive season. Officials directed nearly 100 prominent sweet
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Safer Meals Ordered on Vande Bharat Trains 0

Commission Warns Against Repetition of Lapses The Kerala Human Rights Commission has ordered strict measures to maintain food quality on Vande Bharat trains after passengers received expired juice. Judicial Member K. Baijunath warned authorities not to repeat such lapses and directed Railways to actively monitor the food supplied by catering agencies. The Commission praised Railways

Gujarat Government to Enforce Tougher Food Safety Laws 0

Key Development The Gujarat government is preparing major amendments to the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSS Act), 2006, to curb food adulteration and protect public health. The proposed changes aim to increase fines fourfold and introduce criminal liability in cases where adulterated food results in death. The plan includes raising penalties for adulteration from

FDA Cracks Down on Protein Supplement Shops in Indore 0

Seven Shops Checked, One Sealed for Violations Food and Drug Administration (FDA) teams in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, conducted a major inspection drive in Indore to check the quality of protein powder and other food products. Officials collected samples from seven shops and sealed one outlet for operating without a valid food license. The FDA sealed