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Bengaluru 'Zombie Drug' Scare: Viral Video Sparks Panic Over Xylazine Rumours A wave of concern is sweeping through Bengaluru's digital landscape after a viral video emerged that supposedly shows a man standing in a trance-like state at Bagalur. The footage, which appeared after a delivery agent incident in Chandigarh, has led to strong speculation about the presence of Xylazine, which scientists refer to as the "zombie drug," in India's IT hub. The video has received thousands of views, but ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, organised a meeting of the Core Group on Right to Food and Nutrition on the theme 'Tackling Food Adulteration in India: Understanding the Scale, Challenges and Reforms' in hybrid mode at its premises in New Delhi. According to the NHRC, Chairperson, Justice V Ramasubramanian, chaired the meeting, which was attended by Members, Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Vijaya Bharathi Sayani, Secretary General, Bharat Lal ...Read More >
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday called for a multi-level special task force to curb food adulteration in India. Addressing a core group meeting on the right to food and nutrition, themed 'Tackling Food Adulteration in India: Understanding the Scale, Challenges and Reforms,' NHRC member Vijaya Bharathi Sayani called for a multi-level special task force to curb food adulteration. Advocating mobile food testing in schools and public places alongside monthly checks ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, organised a meeting of the Core Group on Right to Food and Nutrition on the theme 'Tackling Food Adulteration in India: Understanding the Scale, Challenges and Reforms' in hybrid mode at its premises in New Delhi. According to the NHRC, Chairperson, Justice V Ramasubramanian, chaired the meeting, which was attended by Members, Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Vijaya Bharathi Sayani, Secretary General, Bharat Lal ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Food safety officers organised a camp in the city to raise awareness against food adulteration in Hyderabad. The camp was organised in an effort to promote safer consumption practices among the public. Food safety officers from Telangana organised the camp where they educated the residents on how they could identify adulteration in popular food items, including cereals, pulses, fruits, milk, spices, jaggery, paneer, and sweets. In the course of the program, the food safety officers ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 6 (ANI): The Telangana government on Monday organised a large-scale Food Safety Awareness Walkathon at Necklace Road in Hyderabad as part of its flagship programme 'Praja Palana - Pragati Pranalika', under which Health Week is being observed from April 6 to April 11 across the state. The initiative aims to raise awareness among citizens about safe food consumption and the risks associated with adulterated food, with officials emphasising the need for individ ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 6 (RAHNUMA): Minister for Health Damodar Raja Narasimha flagged off the food safety awareness walkathon at Jal Vihar, Necklace Road, Hyderabad on Monday. About 1,000 students and young individuals took part in the event, which took place with great enthusiasm, progressing from Jalavihar to the HMDA Grounds adjacent to IMAX. Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha participated in the walk from Jalavihar to the HMDA Grounds, accompanied by notable figures including Health Department Pri ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha on Monday flagged off a Food Safety Awareness Walkathon from Jalavihar, with participation from around 1,000 students and youth. The walk concluded at HMDA Grounds near IMAX, where senior officials from the Health, Police, and Food Safety departments were present. Addressing the gathering, the minister highlighted that changing lifestyles and rapid urbanisation have increased dependence on processed and imported food, raising serious fo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Health Minister C Damodar Raja Narsimha on Monday flagged off a food safety awareness walkathon on Necklace Road, aimed at promoting awareness on safe and healthy food practices among the public. The walkathon witnessed enthusiastic participation from around 1,000 students and youth. The rally commenced from Jal Vihar and proceeded up to HMDA Grounds near IMAX. Addressing the gathering, the Minister congratulated all participants and highlighted the significant shift in food habits ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Hyderabad Police have uncovered a racket of artificial ripening of fruits in the city. A 32-year-old fruit trader, Kunal Nokatwale was arrested following a raid near Balkishan Mandir in Chudi Bazar on April 3. During the raids, the Goshamahal Police Station found the trader using the "Diamond Ripe - Ethylene Ripener" to ripen mangoes quickly, and then selling them in the market. The team seized 4 seized packets of the artificial ripener and at least 25 other lose packets. They al ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST), a special unit of Hyderabad Police to check food adulteration, is maintaining a strict vigil on the sale of chemically ripened mangoes. Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar, who heads H-FAST, said on Friday that legal action is being initiated against those who violate the rules. He urged the public not to be deceived by the outward appearance of the fruit and to verify its naturalness befor ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Commissioner of Police V C Sajjanar on Thursday, April 2, warned against food adulteration and said it poses health risks. Sajjanar addressed a meeting with food business owners and said that 92 cases have been filed against 98 people in Hyderabad for indulging in food adulteration, and 62 tons of adulterated food were seized. Food traders were asked to maintain the quality standards and ensure they possess valid licenses. He also requested citizens to report food adultera ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar on Thursday warned of strict action against food adulterators, who put the health of the people in Hyderabad at risk. "Adulteration is not just a business but an attack on society," Sajjanar said during an emergency meeting with business operators organised by 'Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team' at the old police commissionerate office in Basheerbagh on Thursday. About 200 representatives from businesses dealing in meat, milk, ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 1: Intensifying its drive to curb adulterated food, Hyderabad police have seized a large number of ice and lassi candies laced with harmful chemicals. The sleuth of the Commissioners Taskforce, Golconda Zone Team, along with Mehdipatnam police, raided an ice cream parlour at Ahmed Nagar, in the First Lancer area, and apprehended its owner, Syed Musharafuddin, who was manufacturing and supplying ice candies and lassi in an unhygienic environment. The team seized material valued ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Delhi government has intensified surveillance and enforcement drives across the national capital to ensure availability of safe and hygienic food, on the directions of Health Minister Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, according to an official statement. A total of 98 food samples were collected from food business operators across multiple districts during routine inspections and special drives, it said. "Ensuring safe and hygienic food for every citizen of Delhi is our top pri ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): On the instructions of the Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh, the Food Safety Department intensified its surveillance and enforcement activities across the National Capital to ensure the availability of safe and hygienic food for the public, a release said. "Ensuring safe and hygienic food for every citizen of Delhi is our top priority. I have directed the department to maintain strict vigilance, especially during festive periods, and take prompt action ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 1 (PTI) From busting units manufacturing adulterated ginger-garlic pastes, bakery items, including the Hyderabad's iconic Osmania biscuits, authorities in coordination with the newly formed 'H-FAST' (Hyderabad - Food Adulteration Surveillance Team) team, have arrested over 60 people here involved in manufacturing and selling adulterated food products during March. As many as 61 cases were registered and 64 people were arrested with 14,685 Kgs and 400 liters of adulterated food pr ...Read More >
Multiple units producing fake ginger-garlic paste have been busted recently in Hyderabad ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Food safety raid in Hyderabad seized over 4,032 kg of adulterated ginger-garlic paste * SKR Food Products operated under unhygienic conditions using harmful additives * Owner arrested; materials handed to Mailardevpally Police Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode A recent food safety raid in Hyderabad has uncovered a l ...Read More >
CM Revanth Reddy has announced a special anti-food adulteration enforcement wing. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * At least 64 people arrested and 15 tonnes of adulterated food seized in Hyderabad in one month * Telangana CM Revanth Reddy announced a special anti-food adulteration enforcement wing * H-FAST team registered 61 cases and seized adulterated paneer, ghee, paste, and other items Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Hyderabad: ...Read More >
Hyderabad, March 31: Authorities have detected a food adulteration racket involving adulterated ginger paste in the city. The operation targeted a manufacturing unit at Katedan, where officials seized large quantities of contaminated products and raw materials. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The raid led to the seizure of 4 tonnes, or 4,032 kg, of ginger garlic paste. In addition, officials recovered over 6,200 kg of low quality raw materials and other items. The total value of the seized goods i ...Read More >
Hyderabad (PTI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has said his government would establish a dedicated mechanism to check food adulteration. He also termed the hoarding of daily essential items as a more heinous crime than murder. The proposed mechanism to check food adulteration would be similar to the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) set up by the state government, he said on Monday, in an info ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has announced plans to set up a dedicated system to strengthen food safety regulations and check food adulteration. The mechanism would be similar to Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (Hydraa) and Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) established by the state government, he said to the media on Monday. On the first anniversary of the launch of distribution of fine variety rice through Public Distribution Syst ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police have registered 61 cases, arrested 64 people and seized 15 tonnes of adulterated food products in the past one month during a crackdown on food adulteration in the city. Hyderabad City police commissioner VC Sajjanar on Monday stated the Hyderabad Commissionerate has already set up the 'H-FAST' team, which is cracking down firmly on adulteration networks. The police seized biscuits and ice creams we lovingly give our children to everyday essentials like ging ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Mar 30 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday said his government would establish a dedicated mechanism to check food adulteration. He also said illegal stocking of daily essential items is more severe an offence than murder. The proposed mechanism to check food adulteration would be similar to the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) set up by the state government, he said, in ...Read More >
Hyderabad, March 30: Hyderabad Police Commissioner C. V. Anand said food adulteration is not just a crime but a serious attack on society. He shared his concerns on Monday through a social media post. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp He said adulteration affects essential food items. These include biscuits and ice cream consumed by children. He also mentioned ginger garlic paste, tea powder, milk, and curd. Therefore, he warned that such practices endanger public health. The Commissioner expressed ...Read More >
The FSSAI has directed all States and UTs to launch a special enforcement drive against the adulteration and misbranding of milk and milk products, including paneer and khoya, following reports of unsafe products posing public health risks. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday has directed all States & Union Territories to launch a Special Enforcement Drive against adulteration and misbranding of milk and milk products, including paneer and khoya, sources told ANI ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid growing concerns over food safety and consumer health, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday directed all States and Union Territories to launch a special nationwide enforcement drive against adulteration and misbranding of milk and milk products, including paneer and khoya. As per sources in FSSAI, the directive has been issued under Section 16(5) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, empowering the food regulator to t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday has directed all States & Union Territories to launch a Special Enforcement Drive against adulteration and misbranding of milk and milk products, including paneer and khoya, sources told ANI. The move follows multiple reports of unsafe, illegally manufactured dairy products posing serious public health risks. "Under the drive, food safety authorities will conduct intensive inspections of l ...Read More >
Kendrapada: Women gathered at Binjharpur police station in Jajpur district on Wednesday demanding immediate closure of illicit liquor outlets in and around the Mansada Chhack on Jajpur-Singhpur main road.They also blocked the main road to Binjharpur police station for around three hours and demanded immediate arrest of the illicit liquor makers and sellers. The protesting women alleged that women, girls and students are facing severe difficulties walking on the road due to the menace of drunkard ...Read More >
India is once again reeling from a preventable tragedy: the death of 25 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan due to contaminated cough syrup. This grim pattern of recurring medical negligence and weak drug regulation can be traced as far back as 1986, when 14 patients died in Mumbai's JJ Hospital after consuming glycerol contaminated with 18.5 per cent diethylene glycol (DEG). Then followed 11 child deaths in Bihar (1988), 33 in Gurgaon (1998), and 12 in Jammu & Kashmir (2020). Internationa ...Read More >
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