food safety

Medininagar (Jharkhand), March 12 At least 36 people fell ill due to suspected food poisoning at a wedding ceremony in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Thursday, officials said.The victims complained of vomiting and diarrhoea after consuming 'bundia', a sugary fried sweet, at the wedding...

Mumbai, March 12 Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration Minister Narhari Zirwal said on Thursday that the department has intensified inspections across the state to curb food adulteration and is taking steps to improve testing infrastructure.Responding to a discussion during Question Hour...

Amaravati, March 12 – The death toll from milk adulteration in Rajahmundry city, Andhra Pradesh, rose to 13 as another person succumbed to acute renal failure in a hospital, officials said on Thursday.Bandaru Veeralaxmi (60) died while receiving treatment at the hospital, bringing the death...

Indore, March 11 Amid disruptions in the supply of cooking gas caused by escalating tensions in West Asia, shopkeepers at Indore's popular 56 Chaat Chowpatty have begun using electric appliances to keep their businesses running.Vendors say they are determined not to let the LPG shortage affect...

In light of the upcoming Navratri and Eid-ul-Fitr festivals, the Udhampur district administration has increased efforts to regulate markets, maintain hygiene standards, and prevent overcharging.As part of these efforts, a team led by the Tehsildar of Udhampur conducted inspections in the...

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), March 10 Forty-four children fell ill after consuming a midday meal at a government middle school in Kavundampalayam, police said on Tuesday.Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner M Sivaguru Prabakaran visited the children who are being treated at the city's government...

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...