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FOOD SAFETY NEWS
Expert warns of the potential risks of the viral 'fridgescaping' trend -- here's what you need to know
July 24, 2025 6:13 pm
"The inside of a refrigerator is no place for decorating," said Dr Marc Siegel, senior medical analyst for Fox News and clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center.
Lead-laced cakes, forged tests, and a cover-up: How a Chinese kindergarten poisoned over 200 children
July 22, 2025 8:37 pm
Photos and CCTV footage shared on Weibo showed vibrant red cakes and videos of staff mixing colourant into flour before serving the food to children.
Food scientist reveals two things they would never eat (one is vegetarian)
July 22, 2025 10:30 am
Curious about the validity of these claims, we turned to an authority in the field, Dr Kiran Soni, Head of the Department of Nutrition & Health at Yatharth Hospital, Greater Noida, to find out if they hold up
Live worm in biscuit: Consumer court directs Rs 1.5 lakh compensation to be paid to the woman by Britannia, chemist shop
July 02, 2025 2:38 pm
The BMC's Municipal Food Laboratory report of August 2019 had confirmed the presence of extraneous matter in the Good Day biscuits purchased by the woman.
Fungus on items, stagnant water: Maharashtra FDA suspends food licence of Zepto’s Dharavi outlet
June 02, 2025 11:25 am
As per the suspension order issued by Anupamaa Balasaheb Patil, Assistant Commissioner, Food, Zepto’s Dharavi facility cannot resume operations until it receives a nod from the licensing authority.
Deepfakes, India-Canada stand-off: Top 12 issues that made headlines in 2024
January 16, 2025 1:57 pm
As we have entered into 2025, let's recall issues that kept our current affairs notes dynamic in 2024.
Food safety regulator declares bottled water high-risk: What does that mean?
December 04, 2024 7:30 am
Inspection every year before licence is granted, says FSSAI.
Amid 'spitting in food' row, Uttarakhand frames guidelines for eateries — cameras in kitchens, IDs for staff
October 17, 2024 7:39 pm
The guidelines, which come amid festival season and at a time when reports of food tampering and adulteration have caused health concerns, provides for checks and inspection and requires commercial food establishments to display their licences prominently.
Weeding out ‘anti-social elements’, ‘illegal citizens’: Behind UP govt’s new food ordinances
October 16, 2024 8:49 am
The move comes a month after the state government made it mandatory for owners and managers of eateries in the state to display their names prominently amid incidents of spitting and mixing urine in food.
Food items worth Rs 4.5 cr seized in raids
October 14, 2024 6:39 am
As per an official release, samples of allegedly adulterated 45.5 tonnes of ghee — caught from Mehsana and Patan — have been sent for testing. After test results, legal action will be taken as per rules.
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