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Featured · NewsAdani's Harit Amrit organic fertilizer sold 4,575+ tonnes in FY26, more than double the prior year, as the brand expands across three Indian states via a waste-to-energy model.
NewsFSSAI is issuing notices to food brands using unverifiable claims like 'natural', 'healthy', and 'no added sugar' on labels, citing existing nutrition claim regulations.
NewsCMC inspectors found unlabelled ghee and meat, uncovered food, expired stock, and pest evidence at two popular Hyderabad biryani outlets on June 20, 2026.
NewsCMC food safety teams found expired items, poor storage, and hygiene violations at PVR Inox (Inorbit Mall), Cinepolis (Lulu Mall), and Inox (GSM Mall, Madeenaguda) on June 19, 2026.
NewsFSSAI banned newspaper food wrapping because printing ink leaches lead and other toxic chemicals into hot or oily food, and newsprint can carry pathogens from repeated handling.
NewsFSSAI reissued its newspaper food-wrapping ban on June 6, 2026, citing lead and cadmium in printing ink that leaches into hot, oily food, plus microbial risks from repeated handling.
NewsCoromandel International and Samunnati signed an MoU on 8 June 2026 to get quality fertilisers and crop-protection products to FPOs across India, with possible credit support from Samunnati Finance.
NewsIndia wastes Rs 1.5-1.6 lakh crore in food each year after harvest. Fixing cold chains, storage, and logistics is the missing link between farm-fresh claims and what actually reaches your plate.
NewsTelangana's irrigation minister told rice millers at a Hyderabad expo to adopt nutrient-retention milling, AI-based grain monitoring, and water-saving parboiling tech, with export incentives under review.
NewsA Hyderabad chocolate unit was raided on June 4, 2026 for missing batch numbers, expiry dates, suspected expired additives, and FSSAI licence misuse. Over 200 kg of products were seized.
NewsA Hyderabad chocolate unit was raided on June 4, 2026, for missing date labels, suspected expired additives, and use of an old FSSAI licence. Over 200 kg of products and six machines were seized.
NewsED searched 15 locations, seized ₹60 lakh cash, and traced ₹45 crore in assets tied to suppliers accused of selling adulterated ghee to TTD temples.
LaunchesThree UP-based millers launched commercial fortified rice brands at a Lucknow workshop on June 2, 2026, backed by Millers for Nutrition (TechnoServe), aiming to move enriched rice from PDS into retail shelves.
NewsA Karnataka women's SHG runs a seed bank and millet processing unit serving 200+ farmers, winning a UNDP award and showing how rural collectives can anchor India's clean-food supply chain.
NewsICMR-NIN researchers found low-grade, cracked eggs are systematically funnelled into Hyderabad's Anganwadi child nutrition centres, raising serious food safety and contamination concerns.
NewsCMC food safety teams shut Udupi Upahar (Moosapet) and issued a show-cause notice to Gismat Jail Mandi (Madeenaguda) on May 27, 2026, after finding FSSAI licence, hygiene, and storage violations at both restaurants.
NewsFSSAI's May 2026 advisory says dry vegetables before refrigerating, wrap leafy greens in paper towels, and use perforated bags — not sealed plastic — to slow summer spoilage.
NewsTelangana is spending ₹6,000+ crore this season on maize, jowar, and sunflower procurement at above-market support prices, stepping in where the Centre has not.
NewsNIN's Hyderabad study of 311 college students found high ultra-processed food consumption nearly triples hypertension risk, with 12.5% already showing elevated BP readings.
NewsTelangana food safety officers raided three Hyderabad-area establishments on May 20, 2026, seizing expired food, pest-infested ingredients, and suspected reused oil; enforcement samples are now in lab analysis.
NewsThree Hyderabad-area food establishments were raided on May 20, 2026, with expired stock, pest infestation, and suspected reused oil found; enforcement samples sent for lab analysis under the FSS Act.
NewsTelangana food safety officials seized 150 kg of pest-infested flour, pulses and sweets from Hyderabad's Lulu Hypermarket on May 18, 2026, after finding multiple FSSAI violations across its kitchen, retail and butchering sections.
NewsA Delhi RCT published in the European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety found millet-based diets combined with supplements significantly outperformed supplements alone for vitamin B12 and D gains, especially in women.
NewsTelangana has procured 9.57 LT of maize at MSP and plans jowar buying; the state minister wants the Centre to double bengalgram and groundnut procurement limits from 25% to 50%.
NewsFSSAI served The Whole Truth a show-cause notice for labelling date-sweetened chocolates as 'no added sugar', a claim its own rules bar when sugar-containing ingredients are used as substitutes.