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Poor food safety norms in Punjab and Haryana flagged in PIL

November 21, 2025 5:11 pm

Punjab and Haryana High Court asks Centre, states to take a call in 2 months on a representation seeking stricter enforcement of the Food Safety and Standards Act.

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.

10 years after he served unsafe tomato sauce with bread pakoras and samosas, Chandigarh rail vendor fined Rs 30,000

September 15, 2024 7:58 am

Based on a complaint of Chandigarh Food Safety Officer (FSO) DP Singh, a case was registered in August 2014.

Viral video shows mouse swimming in chutney at ‘university mess in Hyderabad’. Watch

July 09, 2024 1:15 pm

The video shows a mouse swimming in a huge container filled with chutney.

World Food Safety Day 2023: History, significance and theme of this year

June 07, 2023 7:30 am

Serving as a reminder that the safety of our food is a shared responsibility, this international day is an opportunity to ensure that food safety principles and policies are a part of the public agenda to nip the issue of food borne diseases in the bud.

Chennai's Murugan Idli Shop: Unhygienic kitchen lands popular restaurant chain in trouble

September 11, 2019 8:21 pm

Officials from the Department of Food Safety and Drugs Administration have temporarily suspended the license of Murugan Idli Shop's central kitchen and issued a notice to the restaurant's Parrys Corner outlet.

Food safety bill: Fresh suggestions sought

November 06, 2014 12:42 am

The Bill had been introduced in Rajya Sabha in February this year.

Ahead of Diwali, govt cracks down on sweet traders

October 14, 2014 1:51 am

Meanwhile, the Department of Food and Supplies also inspected 1,825 traders in the last one month.

The listening state

February 17, 2014 11:55 pm

Public participation in the early life of the law is a welcome step forward.

Vendors skip food safety registration in Delhi even as deadline ends today

February 04, 2014 4:03 am

Given the huge number and the demand of traders, the deadline was extended twice and further revised to February 4, 2014.

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