food safety
- Hyderabad
Ahead of Eid, Hyderabad police raids substandard vermicelli unit in Jiyaguda
Hyderabad: Task Force sleuths, along with Kulsumpura police, on Saturday, February 28, raided a warehouse in Jiyaguda and arrested one person for manufacturing substandard fenia/phenia (vermicelli) and seized material worth Rs 3.98…
- Hyderabad
GHMC Act to be scrapped: Soon, a new Core Urban Act to govern Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s municipalities are headed for a significant administrative overhaul, with Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, February 27, announcing that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Act will be replaced with…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia bans poultry, egg imports from India, 39 other countries
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has imposed a full ban on the import of poultry and table eggs from India and 39 other countries, alongside partial restrictions on specific…
- Hyderabad
Case registered against Attapur sweet shop for selling expired sweets
Hyderabad: A case was registered against Haldiram’s Attapur outlet on Monday, February 16, for allegedly selling expired/fungus-infected sweets, police said. Videos have surfaced on the internet showing boxes of sweets infested with…
- Hyderabad
Food adulteration will be treated as attempt to murder: Hyderabad Commissioner
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police would have a zero-tolerance policy towards food adulteration and treat it on par with “attempt to murder” as it directly endangers public health, Commissioner VC Sajjanar said on Wednesday,…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt will verify claims of ‘genotoxic’ substances in egg brand: Minister
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government will verify claims circulating on social media that a particular brand of eggs contains ‘genotoxic substances’ that may cause cancer before taking any further action, Health Minister Dinesh…
- Hyderabad
Food safety flags violations at Zepto, Blinkit and more e-commerce units in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Commissioner of Food Safety raided several warehouses of e-commerce platforms in Hyderabad and found several violations, including storage methods. As many as 75 warehouses were raided, including Zepto, Reliance Jio…
- Telangana
Unhygienic kitchens, rodent infestations found at highway dhabas in Telangana
Hyderabad: Food safety officials carried out inspections at 12 highway dhabas in Telangana along NH-65 (Hyderabad–Vijayawada), NH-163 (Warangal–Hyderabad) and NH-44 (Kurnool–Hyderabad), and found major violations like expired or spoiled food, synthetic colours…
- Hyderabad
60 kg of sweets seized in food safety raids across Telangana
Hyderabad: Over 60 kg of sweets and 40 kg of bread, and other adulterated food products were seized in food safety raids at sweet manufacturing units and retailers across Telangana. Officials inspected…
- Hyderabad
Ahead of Deepawali, GHMC raids 27 sweet shops in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s food safety wing inspected 27 sweet shops in the city ahead of Deepawali and uncovered major violations of hygiene and protocols. Officials observed a lack of…
- Hyderabad
Food safety dept raids spice manufacturing units in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana food safety department on Monday, October 13 raided spice manufactuting units in Hyderabad and seized samples. The raids were conducted as part of the food safety department’s spice drive. Following…
- Telangana
Food safety department raids government schools in Telangana
Hyderabad: The food safety department on Wednesday, September 10 inspected government schools in Telangana and found the kitchens in unhygienic conditions. The raids were conducted at residential schools, hostels, supermarkets and eateries…
- Hyderabad
Food safety team raids famous restaurants in Hyderabad; huge violations found
Hyderabad: A task force from the Food Safety Department of Telangana on Tuesday conducted raids at famous restaurants in Hyderabad. The raids were carried out at 10 Absolute Barbeque outlets. They were…
- Hyderabad
GHMC conducts food safety drive at tea powder units in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) food safety officers, as part of their weekly special drive, conducted an inspection at 42 tea powder units and tea points in the city on Thursday, September 4.…
- Telangana
Food safety raids conducted across Telangana hotels and messes
Hyderabad: Food safety raids were conducted across Telangana on Wednesday, September 3, covering hostels, messes, hotels and chicken shops. Following the raids, 7 notices were issued finding violations of safety protocols, and…
