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Children’s health depends on food safety. Expired or adulterated food will lead to severe illnesses, loss of nutrients and possibly long-term health consequences. Parents must remain vigilant by checking expiry dates, storing food appropriately and educating kids about safe eating
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Selective enforcement undermines consumer trust and fails to address the real risks across India’s food supply chain
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Warehouses must be registered, handlers trained, and hygiene audits uploaded, the FSSAI CEO said at a meeting with over 70 e-commerce platforms on July 8.
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The campaign for quality checks of these dark stores will be led by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
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Following complaints from locals, the police intervened, locking down the unit and suspending its food safety registration.
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The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad on Wednesday said it has decided to not allow "non-Sanatanis" from putting up food stalls in the Kumbh Mela.
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Cancer-causing dye were found in samples of red velvet, black forest and some other cakes
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A video capturing the dead rat in the sambar has since gone viral, drawing significant attention and criticism on social media.
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The report said that the action has been taken after adverse cases were found in several states, including Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Goa. The findings from some of these states showed that the “spices were not safe for consumption”, the channel said.
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Researchers identified that these chemicals enter agricultural systems through atmospheric deposition, meaning they travel via precipitation and accumulate on plants.
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The FSSAI, India’s apex food regulator under the aegis of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has been sharing updates on healthy food habits, information, and education campaigns to educate and empower consumers, alerts related to foodborne illness through its social media handles.
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The customer named Preeti Biswas purchased an eclair from 5th Avenue Bakers, a well-known bakery in Sainikpuri, Hyderabad. However, she was shocked to see the pastry covered in fungus.
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The Cafe said it requires over 500 kilograms of urad dal weekly, 300 litres of milk daily, and 80 to 100 litres of curd daily.
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In the past few days, the state authorities have been conducting inspections at various food establishments across Hyderabad.
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Ethylene Oxide, a fossil fuel byproduct, has multiple industrial uses, including fumigation of spices.
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The Bhutan Food and Drug Authority will issue a health certificate as a proof of compliance with FSSAI's requirements while exporting products to India
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After the amendments are finalised, food businesses would not have to go to different authorities for mandatory certification with only FSSAI certification being made mandatory for food products.
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The scandal erupted when a customer at Tianye Restaurant discreetly recorded an employee committing a grave violation of food safety protocols.
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Rao also encouraged the states/UTs to expedite the identification and implementation of 100 Healthy and Hygienic Food Streets across the country, with the assistance of the Government of India.
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The implementation and enforcement of provisions under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations, primarily lie with the state and UT governments. To ensure compliance with these provisions, state and UT governments take up surveillance, monitoring and inspection activities.
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Each year, 1 in 10 people get sick from food-borne diseases globally and 4.2 million of them die because of contaminated food.
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Union health and family welfare minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said large-scale testing would be done across the country and action taken against those found guilty
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Over 25,200 boxes of Starbucks' chilled vanilla coffee, each containing 12 bottles, were voluntarily withdrawn by the distributor -- Pepsico Inc -- in the United States, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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The customer was a 21-year-old pregnant woman from Suffolk district.
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A Twitter user a shared a photo of the food ordered by a woman and her daughter from the eatery in Thiruvananthapuram.
