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FOOD ADULTERATION IN INDIA
Supreme Court pulls up Centre over food safety failures, seeks audit- Nearly 1,000 kg fake chilli, garam masala, turmeric and coriander found in Delhi’s Khari Baoli, Asia’s largest wholesale spice market
- Gujarat saunf adulteration: 3,500 kg of fennel seeds dyed with unsafe chemicals seized in major raid
- Is your watermelon safe to eat? This simple cotton ball test can reveal hidden chemical adulteration at homeWatermelon Safety Check: Summer heat brings a surge in watermelon demand. Concerns are rising about artificial colouring used to enhance fr...13 May, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
- 15,000 kg fake honey worth Rs 22 lakh seized in UP. Before you add honey to your meals, try these simple tests to check its purity at homeHoney purity test: FSSAI revealed that the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety Department seized 15,000 kg of suspected adulterated honey worth nearl...11 May, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
- On their toes: Brands step up anti-counterfeit drive as fake products flood marketsCompanies are fighting a rising tide of fake goods. Brands from toothpaste to cigarettes are changing packaging and tightening checks. Coun...07 May, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
- Is your paneer real? Maharashtra orders restaurants to disclose types of cottage cheese used in billMaharashtra's Food and Drug Administration now mandates restaurants and eateries to clearly disclose if "paneer" is genuine or a substitute...01 May, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
- Watermelon safety guide: How should you store your favourite summer fruit? Here are four simple and easy tipsWatermelon storage tips: Following a tragic incident where a family died after eating watermelon, people are now cautious and searching for...30 Apr, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
- Can watermelon turn so deadly that it can kill you? Doctors explain after 4 Mumbai deaths & here’s how to eat it safelyA tragic incident in Mumbai, where four family members died after reportedly consuming watermelon, has raised concerns over food poisoning,...28 Apr, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
- How to spot real and fake watermelon: Simple home tests to do amid FSSAI findings of adulterated fruits in marketsWith rising concerns over adulterated fruits in the market, especially during summer, knowing how to identify real and fake watermelon at h...26 Apr, 2026, 09.29 PM IST
- Drug regulator oversight sought for nutraceuticals; NGO flags quality, pricing concernsA Gujarat NGO is pushing the government to regulate nutraceuticals like medicines. They cite concerns about product quality and unregulated...19 Apr, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
- Fake mango alert: 3,800 kg of chemically made pulp seized in Pune. Know side effects & how to identify artificially ripened aam at homeMango Adulteration Alert: With the mango season in full swing, rising cases of mango adulteration in India have sparked serious food safety...16 Apr, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
- Sauce that may be costing lives sold at just Rs 20/litre to vendors: UP food raid seizes over 200 litres of contaminated stockA food safety raid in Hapur’s Pannapuri led to the sealing of a food manufacturing unit found producing adulterated tomato sauce using vege...10 Apr, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
- FSSAI tightens food safety net; states drive enforcement push in FY 2025-26India's food safety agency, FSSAI, inspected nearly four lakh establishments and tested over 1.6 lakh food samples in 2025-26. States playe...08 Apr, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
- Turmeric purity test: FSSAI shows how to check if your haldi is pure or adulterated with colours in 2 minutesThe FSSAI is urging consumers to be vigilant about turmeric adulteration, warning of health risks from artificial colours. A simple home wa...04 Apr, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
- Coffee purity test: FSSAI recommends 5-minute home test to check if your favourite blend is clay-freeCoffee purity test: Food safety authorities have revealed a simple home test to detect adulteration in coffee powder, particularly the pres...02 Apr, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
- Milk purity test: How to detect detergent-based synthetic milk in just 10 secondsConcerns over synthetic milk are growing. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FSSAI, has provided a simple 10-second home tes...29 Mar, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
- Ghee purity test: FSSAI shares 5-minute method to check adulteration at homeFood adulteration, particularly in ghee, is a growing concern. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has shared a simple home te...26 Mar, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
- Navratri food crackdown: Kuttu, singhara atta, sendha namak, laddoos seized in FSSAI raids across Haridwar, Mau, Ghaziabad and other districtsAuthorities are intensifying food safety checks across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand as Navratri celebrations begin, cracking down on adult...22 Mar, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
- Hyderabad fake ghee raid: How 3,000 kg of cow & buffalo cream were mixed with cheap substances and supplied to publicAuthorities in Hyderabad busted an illegal dairy unit producing fake ghee and cream using palm oil and vanaspati. More than 3,000 kg of adu...06 Mar, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
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