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FOOD SAFETY NEWS

Supreme Court demands clear timeline for FSSAI’s food warning labels

September 12, 2026 5:25 am

Noting that children are at acute risk of developing unhealthy eating behaviours, the Supreme Court asked the Centre how nutritional literacy would be incorporated in school education.

In a broken system, a dirty restaurant kitchen is just the most visible problem

September 09, 2026 5:13 pm

Maharashtra’s food safety crackdown is exposing real problems. It is also exposing how much of the food system’s failure cannot be fixed by raiding restaurants

Expired, relabelled for sale: Rs 3-cr food seized in Bengaluru Amazon, Instamart raids

September 10, 2026 1:01 pm

Officials also found that an agency operating from a Bengaluru shed bought and relabelled expired food items.

Expired curd, bed bug spray: What Bengaluru food safety raid on PGs found

September 05, 2026 9:41 am

Karnataka food safety officials expanded inspections to PG accommodations in Bengaluru on Friday, issuing notices to 23 facilities for alleged violations.

42.9 tonnes of ‘adulterated’ food seized; 50 drug licences cancelled in Gujarat

September 02, 2026 3:25 pm

Gujarat’s Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) ordered two drug manufacturing companies closed and suspended the licences of eight others in August.

Analogue dairy crackdown: What it means for your food and health

September 01, 2026 3:00 pm

A closer look at the growing concerns and what consumers need to know

Cockroaches, poor hygiene found in kitchens of Bengaluru’s prominent clubs

August 27, 2026 10:55 am

The action followed a series of inspections of kitchens and food storage facilities at five-star hotels, prominent restaurants, and fast food outlets in Bengaluru.

Mumbai civic body seized 48,166 kg meat in a year, 90% of it bovine

August 26, 2026 5:32 pm

Despite the scale of the operation by the Mumbai civic body, meat seizures declined slightly from the previous year

Food safety raids at restaurants: The bigger challenge is what happens next

August 24, 2026 10:21 pm

The bigger challenge is making hygiene, training and safe food handling routine practices rather than something businesses scramble to fix when inspections intensify

UPSC Ethics Simplified: IAS Tukaram Mundhe | Beyond the officer, study the ethical issues

August 25, 2026 5:23 pm

IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe has been in the news in recent days, drawing attention to a larger question about good governance: Should doing one’s duty be considered extraordinary? Our ethicist Nanditesh Nilay examines good governance, integrity and public service through an ethical lens.

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