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"Designated officers (DOs), assistant commissioners and food safety officers (FSOs) are allegedly openly threatening hotels and quick-commerce businesses with suspension of their licences and are engaging in widespread extortion," says Sanjay Raut
Justices N. Sathish Kumar and D. Bharatha Chakravarthy dismiss a review application filed by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Simultaneous inspections cover 70 hotels, restaurants and other eateries in all 28 districts; finds several serious violations, including unhygienic kitchens, improper storage of food, use of unauthorised artificial colours and flavour enhancers, and prolonged storage of cooked food in poorly maintained freezers
The Food and Drug Administration’s statewide food safety drive covered 3,068 establishments across Maharashtra and seized stock worth ₹9.76 crore between September 1 and 23
The proposed Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Amendment Regulations, 2026 seek to insert a new clause under Regulation 2.1.1 of the existing regulations, specifically covering “paneer made of constituents not derived from milk”
During an inspection, FDA officials reported finding blood and ketchup stains from non-vegetarian food on ice stored inside a refrigerator, damaged packaging, water stagnation and live cockroaches and ants
About 10 students reportedly fell ill after drinking free beverages that were found with suspicious pinhole marks near a sports ground in Hong Kong, prompting a police investigation. Students reportedly posted messages on social media claiming that free bottles of a sports drink had been handed out during lunch near the school athletics meet at Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground in Wong Tai Sin. Some students later noticed what appeared to be pinhole marks on the bottles, and a parent called police...
Kailash Chand Mangla allegedly manufactured adulterated ghee worth ₹96 crore and coordinated its supply to the TTD through front entities, says the agency
Officials identified multiple food safety violations, including spoilt and contaminated meat and vegetables, pest infestations, unhygienic conditions, expired products, and poor record maintenance
The team ordered the closure of two outlets of Tanu Juice Centre, located at the heart of the city, after noticing rotten fruit with fungal growth.
An initiative of FSSAI, ‘Eat Right Campus’ project aims at ensuring safe, healthy and sustainable food on campuses and reducing incidences of food-borne illnesses, deficiency diseases and non-communicable diseases
Children in China are embracing the trend of consuming “homework” made from rice paper as a way to alleviate their heavy study burdens, raising concerns regarding food safety. Recently, a snack called “homework” has gained viral popularity among primary and secondary school students. These snacks resemble miniature versions of Chinese textbooks and workbooks, but they are marketed as entirely edible. On China’s e-commerce platforms, these edible workbooks are priced at less than 0.50 yuan (7.5...
FDA officials conducted a surprise raid on September 9 on establishments manufacturing and selling farsan, wafers, chivda, namkeen and other food products
US health authorities on Friday declared the nation’s largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreak over, after contaminated iceberg lettuce sickened thousands, though the FDA said it was still probing how the parasite entered the food supply. The outbreak, which federal investigators linked to lettuce from central Mexico sourced by Taylor Farms, prompted one of the largest food recalls in recent years and renewed scrutiny of food-safety controls for imported produce. It also rattled consumer...
The Supreme Court takes a firm stance on food safety, emphasising the urgent need for clear front-of-pack warning labels on products high in salt, sugar, and fat
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meals programme is facing renewed scrutiny after yet another wave of mass food poisoning that affected more than 2,000 students, raising questions about why safeguards on paper fail to translate to food safety on the ground. A series of illnesses were reported in Java, Sumatra, and Sulawesi in the past week. The latest was on Tuesday in Rembang, Central Java, where 200 students of an Islamic school showed symptoms of food poisoning...
The FDA has launched a State-wide crackdown on food establishments violating the laws and rules regarding hygiene and food safety after IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe took over as its commissioner in May this year
Other establishments across Maharashtra also had their licences suspended after inspections found alleged hygiene, storage, pest-control and food-safety violations during the ongoing statewide enforcement drive between July 14, 2026, and August 17, 2026
Tukaram Mundhe, Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, is leading an aggressive crackdown on food safety violations across the state. From raids on restaurants and food outlets to action against adulteration and unsafe practices, Mundhe’s enforcement drive has drawn widespread attention.
Following a complaint from a consumer to Health Minister U.T. Khader, food safety inspectors from the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department conducted an inspection at a Blinkit stock and supply unit
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on August 28, has proposed that the warning initially apply to products high in two or more of the three “nutrients of concern” — added sugar, added saturated fat and salt — as well as specified highly sweetened beverages
Licenses of several eateries and confectionaries from North 24 Parganas, Hoghly, Bardhaman, Kolkata, and Birbhum have been cancelled with Consumer Protection Week under way
Political tensions rise as Moroccans prepare for the polls, with the official campaign start still days away.
Food safety scares raise questions over whether Trump’s cuts weakened US food safety monitoring.