KMC Food Inspectors Out on ‘Sampling’ Drive at Eateries Ahead of Festive Season Introduction As the festive season approaches, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has initiated a city-wide food safety inspection drive to curb food adulteration in eateries. Led by Deputy Mayor Atin Ghosh, a team of f...
Uttar Pradesh Mandates Chefs, Waiters to Wear Masks and Gloves in Eateries: How Hygiene Can Curb Food Adulteration Introduction In a decisive move to enforce hygiene and combat food adulteration, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has mandated that chefs and waiters in restaurants must wea...
One Car, 4 Officers, 6 Zones: Health Staff Struggle to Ensure Food Safety in Ludhiana Introduction The festive season brings an increase in food consumption and, unfortunately, food adulteration. In Ludhiana, health officials are grappling with a severe shortage of resources, making it difficult to ...
FSSAI to Test MDH and Everest Spices for Cancer-Causing Pesticide: Introduction The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered urgent quality checks on popular spice brands MDH and Everest after Hong Kong banned the sale of these products for allegedly containing the carcinogen...
Introduction In a bid to safeguard consumers from adulterated edible oils, the Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) in Gujarat has intensified its surveillance following reports of palm oil being mislabeled and sold as cottonseed oil. This crackdown aims to curb a growing trend where traders...