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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation imposed a Rs10 lakh fine on the service provider after a passenger found an insect in his food served on a Vande Bharat train, which was shared by them on social media. The issue came to light after X user Aditya Didwania shared images from his journey on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Vande Bharat train, claiming he had found an insect in the meal served onboard. He also alleged that at least two such instances were noticed in his coach, prompting passenge ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) conducted 3,97,009 inspections across food establishments in 2025-26, official sources said on Wednesday. The agency, in collaboration with state authorities, analysed 1,65,747 food samples (up to the third quarter), of which 17.16 per cent were found non-conforming, triggering prompt regulatory action, they said. Legal enforcement also gathered momentum. "As many as 23,580 adjudication cases were decided, while 1,756 crimina ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in close coordination with State Food Safety Authorities, significantly ramped up enforcement and compliance efforts in FY 2025-26, reinforcing the country's food safety architecture and strengthening consumer protection. At the core of this nationwide push is a clear delineation of roles. While FSSAI sets standards and regulatory principles, the on-ground responsibility for licensing, inspections, and e ...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 >
New Delhi: Summer has arrived, bringing with it the much-anticipated mango season. Eating ripe mangoes is one of the best things about this time of year, their sweet, juicy flavour can cool you down and lift your mood. Additionally, mangoes are packed with vitamins and fibre. However, eating chemically ripened mangoes can pose serious health risks. Days after 200 kg of chemically ripened mangoes were seized in Hyderabad in Telangana, prominent health experts on Monday cautioned that consumption ...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, Apr 6 (PTI) Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha on Monday said that the state government will establish a special mechanism to check food adulteration and take tough measures against those involved in it. The proposed measures include invoking the provisions of the Preventive Detention Act, he said, speaking after flagging off a food safety awareness walkathon here. Observing that the state government has set up EAGLE Force (Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement) ...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 >
Hyderabad: In a significant food safety enforcement action during the ongoing mango season, authorities seized nearly 200 kilograms of mangoes that were allegedly artificially ripened using excessive quantities of ethylene chemical "Diamond Ripe." The operation was carried out in the Goshamahal area of Hyderabad. According to police officials, the trader involved was found using six sachets of the ripening agent per 20 kg tray, exceeding the permissible limit set by the Food Safety and Standard ...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 >
NEW DELHI: The Centre is encouraging government departments and prosecutors to withdraw pending cases involving minor offences to help resolve an estimated 5 crore cases currently pending in courts after the passage of the second Jan Vishwas Bill, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.While the amendments across 79 central laws, including some dating back to the pre-Independence period, will apply prospectively, the government is encouraging authorities to review past cases ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Parliament has passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, and the government has presented it as a major reform for trust-based governance, easier compliance, and lower litigation. At one level, that message is persuasive. India has long suffered from over-criminalisation in regulatory law. As a result, businesses and individuals often face criminal consequences even for technical defaults. Therefore, a move toward proportionate enforcement can seem bo ...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 Asif Nagar Mango Raid: In a major food safety operation, H-FAST officials conducted a surprise raid on a fruit warehouse in Asif Nagar, Hyderabad, and exposed the illegal use of ethylene chemical for artificial ripening of mangoes. During the raid, authorities seized around 7 tonnes of mangoes stored in the godown. Officials said the operation was carried out based on specific information about chemical usage. According to H-FAST CI Ranjith, the mangoes were being: The use of chemic ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a major shift, Parliament has cleared the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, removing jail terms for a wide range of minor violations in the healthcare sector and replacing them with fines. The move is aimed at reducing litigation, easing compliance and creating a more trust-based system.The law amends 784 provisions across 79 central Acts, with 717 offences decriminalised. In healthcare, key laws including the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, Pharmacy Act, 1948, Food ...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, April 1 (UNI) The Food Safety Department of Delhi government has intensified surveillance and enforcement activities across the national capital to ensure the availability of safe and hygienic food for the public. This follows instructions of Delhi's Health Minister Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh, who has clearly asked the department concerned to be very strict, adding that one of the top priorities is to ensure safe and hygienic food for every citizen. Dr Singh said, "I have directed the de ...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 >
Hyderabad: In a major food safety crackdown, the Hyderabad Commissioner's Task Force Golconda Zone Team along with Mehdipatnam police raided an ice cream parlour and found ice candy and lassi being prepared in unhygienic conditions. Police arrested the owner and seized ice candies, lassi, and other materials worth Rs 5.44 lakh. The raid was conducted at Aliya Ice Cream Parlour situated at Ahmed Nagar, First Lancer. Police arrested Syed Musharafuddin, aged 24, who was manufacturing and supplying ...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 >
HYDERABAD: A man was apprehended by Hyderabad Police for manufacturing and selling adulterated ginger and garlic paste during a surprise inspection at SKR Food Products in Kattedan. Acting on credible information, the Commissioner's Task Force, along with the H-FAST team, found that the unit was operating under highly unhygienic conditions. The accused, identified as Hasan Ali Rupani, was allegedly using low-quality raw materials, garlic peels and additives such as acetic acid and xanthan gum in ...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 >
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