"fssai"

Oil and sugar boards showing calorie content in common food items will soon be installed in government offices, hospitals, airports and railway stations. The NIN-led initiative aims to raise public awareness on healthy eating and reduce lifestyle diseases

The tool facilitates easy submission of details such as front-of-pack images highlighting the misleading claim, the FSSAI license or registration number of the manufacturer, and the e-commerce URL if the product is being sold online.

Quite often, in the urgency to grab a cool drink, people, especially those who spend a lot of time outdoors, and even petty vendors tend to overlook basic precautions that are mandatory to ensure food safety and illnesses

There is always a lingering doubt whether it is even legal to artificially ripen mangoes and how to identify mangos that have been ripened using banned chemicals?

Under ‘Eat Right Campus’ certification, which is a nation-wide programme, benchmarks have been created on four different parameters based on which campuses are evaluated and certified

In a recent alarming trend, the FSSAI came across instances where plastic sheets were utilized in the steaming process of idlis in Bengaluru

Food lovers, especially vegetarians, should be aware of analogue paneer that may contain vegetable oils or animal fats and less nutritive value. The restaurant where you order does not reveal whether their paneer is dairy-based or an analogue product made up of either animal fat or vegetable oils

During inspections of the canteen operated by Sri Sai Ganesh Caterers, the teams discovered rat droppings and a cockroach infestation in the kitchen storeroom, along with the absence of pest control records and water quality analysis reports.

During the earlier inspections, the Commissioner of Food Safety had spotted multiple safety violations in the Central Kitchen and had directed the management to take action

Product sample when tested by FSSAI were found not conforming to the maximum permitted limit of pesticide residue

In the recent SFSI rankings, Telangana secured a disappointing 35.75 marks out of 100. The state underperformed across all food safety parameters, particularly in consumer empowerment, where it scored only 2 marks, and in Training and Capacity Building, with just 1 mark. The rankings reflect the state's low performance in areas such as compliance, food testing, and infrastructure, highlighting significant challenges to food safety standards in Telangana.

Despite being a common practice in Indian households, wrapping, storing and even consuming food in newspapers, the regulatory authorities have prohibited the use of newspapers for such practices because of the potential health risks.

The Telangana Food Safety Task Force seized 960 kg of adulterated ginger garlic paste and destroyed unsafe sweets, citing violations at multiple food processing units in Khammam.

In his plea, Paul sought seeking a "comprehensive investigation by the CBI into the allegations of corruption and mismanagement surrounding the procurement and preparation of the Laddu Prasadam"

Food Inspectors Rohit Reddy, P Swathi and Shershika participated in inspections.

Samples of Savamani and the prasad given regularly in temples will be tested under this campaign

Governor Jishnu Dev Varma inaugurated the five-day Integrated Communication & Outreach Programme ‘Nutritious Diet for All’

Researchers found microplastics and nanoplastics in the fatty deposits or plaques that can accumulate in blood vessels of the heart

Task force teams of the Food Safety Department, Telangana, conducted multiple inspections at restaurants in Shamshabad, recording hygiene and quality violations.

The task force received complaints from customers through FoSCoS app.