Food safety

Food safety

Packets of chips and snacks hang at a grocery shop in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, September 17, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

Food giants in India call for reconsidering red colour of warning labels

India is in the midst of an unprecedented food safety crackdown, including nationwide raids against eateries, amid concern over poor hygiene and standards

Packets of Nestle Maggi 2-Minute Noodles in a shopping cart in Mumbai, India, 19 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Raids, shutdowns, warning labels: India's unprecedented food safety push

Tukaram Mundhe, Commissioner of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA), addresses the media during a press conference in Mumbai, India, August 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Indian food safety officer shakes up Mumbai, one viral raid at a time

Tukaram Mundhe, Commissioner of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA), addresses the media during a press conference in Mumbai, India, August 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Indian food safety officer shakes up Mumbai, one viral raid at a time

Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan gestures during a success celebration event of the film "Pathaan" in Mumbai, India, on 30 January 2023. Photo: Reuters

Bollywood stars told to drop surrogate ad in Indian state's food safety drive

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HC asks why potassium bromate in bread shouldn't be banned

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chairs a meeting at his office in the Secretariat with officials involved in food safety, product quality control, anti-adulteration drives and mobile courts on 6 July 2026. Photo: Courtesy

PM seeks stern action against food adulteration, orders formation of committee

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Boosting fish output pointless without food safety measures: Adviser Farida

Workers distribute groceries at La Colaborativa’s food pantry, as food aid benefits, including SNAP payments, suspended from 1 November amid the ongoing US government shutdown, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, US on 29 October 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

'I can't eat': Millions risk losing food aid during US shutdown

Agora fined for selling butter produced without milk

Agora fined for selling butter produced without milk

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Heavy antibiotic use in chickens threatens food safety and health: study

The seminar was held to mark National Food Safety Day 2025, with this year's theme "Safe Food, Healthy People." Photo: TBS

Unsafe food causes diarrhoea in 5% of people daily: Food secretary

What gastric drug sales say about the state of our food safety

What gastric drug sales say about the state of our food safety