Karnataka food safety officials inspect 45 ice cream units, seize expired productsKarnataka's Food Safety and Drug Administration Department conducted inspections of ice cream manufacturing units across the state. A total...
09 Oct, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
India’s street food paradox: Cleaner cities, but where do vendors go?Street-food vendors in India are facing tighter enforcement as cities reclaim pavements and push for cleaner public spaces. But without des...
20 Sep, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
Karnataka food safety department inspects sweet units, seizes food products worth Rs 6 lakhKarnataka food safety officials seized products valued at Rs 5.99 lakh during a special inspection drive. The drive targeted sweet manufact...
31 Aug, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
FSSAI crackdown sends food, beverage firms back to drawing boardAmid heightened regulatory scrutiny, Indian food and beverage companies are taking steps to update product labels and advertising claims. R...
08 Aug, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Bengaluru food safety drive finds violations at star hotels, 35 samples sent for testingFood safety officials inspected 26 Bengaluru hotels on Friday. Thirty teams collected 35 food samples for laboratory analysis. Violations i...
07 Aug, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
1,400 kg fake khoya, 400 kilo expired ghee and paneer seized by FSSAI before HoliFood safety authorities seized and destroyed over 1,400 kg of adulterated khoya and paneer, along with 400 kg of expired food items in Utta...
02 Mar, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
FSSAI clarifies only Camellia sinensis products can be called “tea”The FSSAI has clarified that only products derived from the Camellia sinensis plant can be labeled as 'Tea'. The authority stated that usin...
26 Dec, 2025, 05.45 PM IST
India food regulator 'spills the tea' on what counts as the real thingThe FSSAI has mandated that only beverages derived from Camellia sinensis can be labelled as "tea" in India. This clarification aims to pre...
25 Dec, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
Assam tea associations express concern over increasing importsAssam tea associations are worried about increasing tea imports, especially from African countries, and have requested a task force to safe...
29 Aug, 2025, 11.02 AM IST
A 100% no food labels sent packing: FSSAI asks food companies not to make false claims of absolute purityThe FSSAI has intensified its scrutiny of packaged food companies, instructing them to discontinue "100%" claims on labels and promotional ...
29 May, 2025, 11.52 PM IST
Auriga Research signs MoUs with Assam govt, Tea Research Association for food, pharma testing labAuriga Research Private Limited has signed two critical MoUs with the Government of Assam and the Tea Research Association to bolster the s...
06 Mar, 2025, 06.57 PM IST
Tea Association of India flags a strange phenomenonTea Association of India (TAI) stated that the strange phenomenon of drop in crop production with no concomitant rise in prices is in stark...
13 May, 2024, 08.01 PM IST
Tea Board directs all producers, sellers to strictly comply with quality norms of FSSAIThe board has cautioned that no tea consignment that has failed on Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) test parameters sho...
07 Jun, 2022, 01.09 PM IST
High in pesticides, many countries send back Indian teaIn 2021, India exported 195.90 million kg tea. The major buyers were Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) nations and Iran. The board i...
03 Jun, 2022, 03.26 PM IST
Coloured teas become a menace in South India, Maharashtra“In recent times, coloured teas have become a real problem in South India and Maharashtra. In Gujarat, the situation has improved overall. ...
14 Dec, 2021, 11.47 AM IST
Darjeeling planters claim tea imported from Nepal is not FSSAI-compliantTea from Nepal look similar to Darjeeling tea and even packet tea players and blenders find it difficult to tell them apart.
27 Nov, 2018, 11.45 AM IST
Inspect tea processing units: FSSAI to state officialsThe regulator has recently conducted a large-scale laboratory analysis of tea powder for determining the limit on iron filling.
19 May, 2016, 05.23 PM IST