India’s restaurants must win back consumer trust amid hygiene crackdown: Fine-dine chain Impresario execIndian restaurants face regulatory crackdowns and calls for greater transparency. Regulators in Mumbai and Bengaluru have suspended license...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
Infra.Market’s backdoor listing; Honasa posts record profitInfra.Market is set to enter the public markets through a reverse merger with Shalimar Paints. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
13 Aug, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
FSSAI tightens pan masala packaging rules, bans plastic and plastic-laminated pouchesFSSAI has banned plastic-based packaging for pan masala under new regulations. These rules, effective from their publication, mandate paper...
13 Aug, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
Expired idli rava, coconut powder found in Bengaluru canteen during food safety checkKarnataka Health Department officials resumed inspections of eateries across Bengaluru. Expired food items and hygiene violations were disc...
12 Aug, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
Eternal's Hyperpure unit gets food safety notice after Bengaluru inspectionOfficials found 146 kg of chicken for which the manufacturer's FSSAI licence number was unavailable, while 40 kg of garlic was sourced from...
12 Aug, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Zepto warehouse sealed in Bengaluru over food safety violationsBengaluru authorities sealed a Zepto warehouse for hygiene and labeling violations. The Food Safety Department conducted inspections follow...
12 Aug, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
Karnataka tightens food safety rules as hotel inspections uncover tonnes of unsafe foodKarnataka has issued a detailed food-safety advisory for hotels, restaurants, caterers and food businesses amid intensified inspections acr...
11 Aug, 2026, 08.54 PM IST
Karnataka food safety drive: Zepto warehouse sealed in Hoskote over alleged violationsThe department conducted a special inspection at the warehouse to check compliance with the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and relate...
11 Aug, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
FDA suspends Blinkit facility's licence over 'cockroach infestation'; Reliance Retail outlet under lens over worms in sweetMaharashtra FDA suspended a Blink Commerce facility's food license due to cockroach infestations and improper storage. An outlet of Relianc...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
Kitchen checks give restaurants, hotels food for thoughtRestaurants nationwide are voluntarily closing outlets for deep cleaning and hygiene improvements. Regulatory crackdowns over food safety a...
10 Aug, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
Haldiram's London outlet closed just weeks after its opening; Here's why and will it reopen?Haldiram's Leicester Square restaurant has temporarily closed its doors for essential electrical works. The popular Indian eatery shut down...
03 Aug, 2026, 10.09 AM IST
Bengaluru restaurant worker hits customer on the head with a rod after food complaint: Man wrongly served a non-veg taco instead of his veg order; he loses consciousnessA Bengaluru customer allegedly lost consciousness after a restaurant worker hit him on the head with an iron rod during a dispute over a wr...
12 Jul, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
'Is this Brand Bengaluru?': Angry resident shares video as sewage from restaurants enters homes, contaminating drinking waterA Bengaluru resident shared a video of sewage flooding her home. The sewage originated from nearby restaurants. The incident sparked online...
10 Dec, 2024, 10.21 AM IST
Rameshwaram cafe in Hyderabad raided by food safety department; expired daal, curd foundThe Hyderabad Food Safety Department raided Rameshwaram Cafe for using expired and unlabeled food items. The violations included 100 kg of ...
25 May, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
Faith, interrupted: Shoppers and devotees in no hurry to step outMalls and restaurants opened on Monday after two-and-a-half months, but customers across Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad were not in a hur...
09 Jun, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Is food you eat safe? Not enough people to checkOnly nine out of sanctioned 19 officers in Bengaluru to monitor food safety in 198 wards.
21 Nov, 2018, 10.58 AM IST
Safety first, 57 rooftop pubs to be shut in BengaluruAfter the Kamala Mills deaths at a rooftop pub, the commissioner of BMC met hotel associations this week, asking the industry to conduct fi...
10 Jan, 2018, 12.29 PM IST