food safety

Amaravati, March 9 – Congress' Andhra Pradesh Congress unit president, Y. S. Sharmila Reddy, on Monday termed the deaths of 11 people due to milk adulteration in Rajahmundry as "murders" by the government.Launching a scathing attack on the state administration, she accused it of criminal...

Amaravati, March 8 – The death toll due to acute renal failure caused by milk adulteration in the city of Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, reached 12 on Sunday as a 73-year-old woman died while undergoing medical treatment at a private hospital.Senapathi Ramalaxmi, a resident of the Laalacheruvu...

Kolkata, March 5 – Around 15 children fell ill at an Anganwadi center in West Bengal on Thursday after a dead lizard was allegedly found in the cooked food served there.The incident took place at the Nagendrapur Uttarpara ICDS center in Raidighi in South 24 Parganas district. All the 15...

Itanagar, March 2 The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, on Monday approved a series of decisions focusing on education reforms, strengthening of financial and health administration, employee welfare, and climate action, besides clearing key recruitment and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 The annual food and cultural fair organized by the Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (IHMCT) drew thousands of visitors over three days at Kovalam here.The three-day event, organized by IHMCT under the Union Ministry of Tourism, concluded on...

Hyderabad, February 27 – Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Friday, directed officials to prepare a Core Urban Act for three corporations within the Outer Ring Road (ORR) limits to replace the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Act.He suggested that this new Act should...

Hyderabad, February 27 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday directed officials to focus on sanitation, mosquito control, and food safety in the Core Urban Region here.During a review meeting with officials on improving civic amenities in the Core Urban Region, mainly comprising...

Joint teams are conducting inspections in Awantipora markets to prevent overpricing and ensure food safety during Ramadan.February 27, Srinagar: The Awantipora Municipal Committee has launched intensive joint market-checking drives to ensure the quality and safety of essential commodities and...

New Delhi, February 26 – In light of the ongoing festive season and ahead of Holi, the Delhi government's Food Safety Department conducted a enforcement drive, collecting 66 food samples, including those of paneer, khoya, and pulses, an official said on Thursday.Delhi Health Minister Pankaj...

Amaravati, February 26 – Fifteen people affected by milk adulteration in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, remained under treatment, officials said on Thursday.The milk adulteration claimed five lives and left 15 others ill, who are being treated at six hospitals.One of those undergoing treatment...

Amaravati, February 26 The Andhra Pradesh government has increased surveillance and enforcement measures across the state following the detection of a cluster of acute renal failure cases in East Godavari district, allegedly linked to adulterated milk.The inspections and surveillance follow...

Saharanpur (UP), February 25 The food safety department seized approximately 2,000 litres of milk, allegedly adulterated, during a raid at a dairy here on Wednesday, and sent samples for laboratory testing, officials said.A raid was conducted at Chopra Dairy, located near the Miglani Building...

Markapuram (Andhra Pradesh), February 25 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu accused the previous YSRCP government of using "ghee adulterated with chemicals" to prepare 20 crore Tirupati laddus.He also questioned whether God would forgive them for their alleged sacrilege...

Mumbai, February 25 Two vendors were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly applying rat poison to fruits in Mumbai, a police official said.The accused, Manoj Kumar Kesarwani and Bipin Kesarwani, were selling fruits in a local market in the western suburb of Malad. Their shop has been sealed, he...

Kochi, February 24 The All India Spices Exporters Forum (AISEF) and the European Spice Association (ESA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation on food safety, sustainability standards, and regulatory alignment in the India-EU spice trade.The agreement was signed at...

Amaravati, February 24 – The condition of seven people undergoing treatment in various hospitals in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, after consuming adulterated milk, is critical, a top official said on Tuesday.State Health and Family Welfare Department Commissioner Veerapandian said that 15...

Rajamahendravaram/Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), February 24 The Andhra Pradesh government said on Tuesday that no traces of urea have been detected so far in the suspected contaminated milk linked to the deaths and hospitalizations here in East Godavari district.Recently, four people died and...

Rajamahendravaram (Andhra Pradesh), February 24 The Andhra Pradesh government said on Tuesday that elevated levels of blood urea and serum creatinine in the Rajamahendravaram contaminated milk issue had a toxic effect, leading to deaths and hospitalizations.Recently, four people died and...

Amaravati, February 24 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday alleged that during the previous YSRCP regime, nearly 60 lakh kg of "adulterated ghee" was used to make over 20 crore consecrated laddus for the Tirupati temple, involving "organized syndicates."Such syndicates...

Amaravati, February 24 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu alleged on Tuesday that during the previous YSRCP regime, nearly 60 lakh kg of "adulterated ghee" was used to make over 20 crore consecrated laddus for the Tirupati temple, with "organized syndicates" involved.These...