food safety
- Hyderabad
Adulterated ghee, paneer seized in raids on Hyderabad manufacturing units
Hyderabad: Food safety raids were conducted at various food manufacturing units in parts of Hyderabad by the Cyberabad police commissionarate on Wednesday July 2, during which major violations were discovered and large…
- Featured News
One nation, many kitchens: A decentralised approach to safe food
By Anandini Gupta and A. L. Gayathri According to the World Health Organization, unsafe food causes 100,000+ deaths annually in India (WHO Food Safety, 2024). India faces a persistent food safety challenge,…
- Opinions
Feeding India’s future: Regulating school meals, street food, and the digital kitchen
By Sejal Gupta A series of distressing food safety incidents about school children falling ill due to contaminated midday meals have made headlines over the past few weeks. From burnt rice in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad dy mayor raids restaurant over rotten chicken in biryani claims
Hyderabad: Hyderabad deputy mayor Mothe Srilatha Shoban Reddy conducted a surprise inspection at the Deccan Palm Restaurant in Tarnaka on Monday, June 9, following reports of biryani being sold with rotten chicken.…
- Hyderabad
Licence of food production unit in Hyderabad suspended over violations
Hyderabad: Following a surprise inspection of two food production units, the Telangana food safety department suspended the license of one. Sri Sai Ganesh Enterprises in Bolligudem, Boduppal and SR Enterprises in Chengicherla…
- Hyderabad
Food safety raid uncovers housefly infestation at Kondapur production unit
Hyderabad: A task force from the Food Safety Department of Telangana conducted raids in the Kondapur area, uncovering multiple lapses at Sodexo India Services Central Production Unit. Multiple food safety and hygiene…
- Hyderabad
Three juice centers in Gachibowli raided for flouting food safety rules
Hyderabad: The food safety department raided three juice centers in Gachibowli on Thursday, March 27, for violating safety regulations. The establishments—Milan Juice Center, Bismi Maggi and Juice Centre, and Sip and Snack—were…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad restaurants to face stricter food safety checks
Hyderabad: Hyderabad restaurants and other eateries will need to follow tougher food safety rules as the health department has announced major reforms. The changes are aimed to improve hygiene standards across eateries…
- Hyderabad
Food safety officials flag hygiene issues at restaurant in Gachibowli
Hyderabad: Teams of the commissioner of food safety, Telangana on Friday, March 21, raided a restaurant in Gachibowli and found the eatery to be violating several food safety norms. Following a raid…
- Hyderabad
Raids conducted at dairy units in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A task force team from the Food Safety Department of Telangana conducted raids at dairy units in Hyderabad on Thursday. During the raid, they found multiple violations. Violations found during raids…
- Hyderabad
Spoiled paya, gurde, kaleji among 12 tons of offal seized in Mangalhat
Hyderabad: 12 tons of stale meat/offal of sheep and goat were seized from a store in Mangalhat in a raid conducted by the commissioner’s task force, southwest zone, along with a GHMC…
- Hyderabad
Food safety officials inspect stalls at Moazzam Jahi Market
Hyderabad: Ahead of the mango season, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) food safety officials inspected the Moazzam Jahi market on Wednesday, March 12. The inspection was carried out to check if fruit…
- Hyderabad
Cockroach found in sambar rice at restaurant in Hyderabad’s Begumpet
Hyderabad: In yet another hygiene issue, a cockroach was reportedly found in sambar rice at a popular restaurant in Hyderabad’s Begumpet on Thursday, January 16. According to reports, two individuals identified as…
- Hyderabad
Food safety dept raids restaurants in Hyderabad’s Kompally
Hyderabad: The scrutiny of restaurants in Hyderabad continues as the food safety department’s team conducted raids on December 30 at Ulavacharu, Train Theme Restaurant, and Malnadu Kitchen in Kompally. Multiple food safety and hygiene violations found…
- Telangana
Food safety training sessions conducted in Telangana
Hyderabad: In response to a slew of food safety violations uncovered during recent raids across the city and Telangana, the commissioner of food safety department is organising several FoSTaC (food safety, training…
