Street Food Archives

Vattenad, Palakkad: Food Safety Push Before Mega Medical Camp 0
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- May 5, 2025
Report As part of the Anpod Thrithala project, health officials inspected food outlets and shops near the Government School in Vattenad, Kootanad, in the district of Palakkad, where a Mega Multi-Speciality Medical Camp is set to take place. Under the guidance of Dr. Moitheen, Block Superintendent of the Chalissery Health Department, Health Supervisor C. Kammunni
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SMC Launches Night Food Sanitation Drive 0
- Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- May 5, 2025
Report The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in Surat, Guajrat is launching a focused nighttime sanitation and hygiene drive targeting food courts that operate late into the night. Scattered across the city, these hubs house multiple food stalls and serve large volumes of prepared food. Health Teams to Enforce Hygiene Standards Unlike previous irregular checks, this
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Delhi Street Food Gets a Green Upgrade with Electric Cookstoves 0
- Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- April 28, 2025
Overview Delhi’s vibrant street food scene is set for a major transformation. The National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) is leading the effort to replace traditional cooking methods with electric cookstoves. In partnership with Finovista, a consulting firm based in Delhi, NASVI is driving this shift in the city’s bustling streets. Empowering Vendors
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Spicy Snack Turns Sour: 31 Fall Ill After Pani Puri in Nanded 0

Report Early Thursday in the previous week, a suspected case of food poisoning sent 31 students to Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded’s Vishnupuri area in Maharashtra. The students, who had eaten pani puri from a roadside stall the previous evening, began experiencing nausea, vomiting, and stomach discomfort between 4 and

Sand-Roasted Peanuts: Are They Safe and Healthy?0

Overview For decades, people across India have embraced sand-roasted peanuts as part of the street food culture. Vendors from Mumbai’s beaches to Kerala’s roadside stalls commonly use this traditional method. They heat coarse sand in an iron pan and stir peanuts into it continuously. This ensures each peanut gets evenly roasted. In contrast, roasting peanuts

Kerala Tops in Food Safety with Record Inspections and Reforms 0

Report Kerala has achieved remarkable progress in food safety enforcement, setting new benchmarks in the last financial year. Health Minister Veena George announced that the state’s food safety department carried out 69,002 inspections, one of the highest ever recorded. These efforts resulted in the collection of ₹5.4 crore in fines from violators across various districts.