The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a nationwide restriction on the manufacture and sale of non-dairy analogue products being marketed or sold as “paneer”. The proposed move is aimed at…

Mumbai’s iconic Olympia Coffee House, a 108-year-old establishment in Colaba, has had its food licence suspended by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following an inspection that reportedly found multiple hygiene and food safety…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered the recall of two food products after laboratory testing found them non-compliant with prescribed food safety standards. The recall orders concern “Shalimar’s Chef –…

Scientists at the ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, have developed a patented antimicrobial technology that could significantly extend the refrigerated shelf life of paneer from the conventional 8–10 days to approximately 20–21 days. The…

Indian MSME enters the European market with instant iced tea premix, supported by APEDA’s market-access guidance and buyer linkages. A food-processing MSME from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, has entered the European market with its instant iced…

Mumbai, September 9, 2026: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken enforcement action against several food businesses across the state, suspending food licenses over alleged violations of food safety regulations. The action followed…

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licences of three restaurants operating inside the ISKCON temple complex in Juhu, Mumbai, including the well-known Govinda’s Restaurant. The action was taken following a…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken regulatory enforcement action against M/s Everest Food Products Private Limited and M/s Laljee Godhoo and Company, issuing prohibition orders over the sale and manufacture…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed introducing red hexagonal front-of-pack warning labels on packaged foods that are high in sugar, salt and saturated fat. The proposal was submitted to the…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a notice to JW Marriott, Aerocity, Delhi, a unit of Aria Hotels and Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd., following an inspection that identified multiple food…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken enforcement action against several major food and beverage brands, food service establishments and online food platforms for alleged non-compliance with food safety regulations. According…

Mondelez India Foods, the maker of Bournvita and several Cadbury products, has withdrawn certain health and nutrient-comparison claims flagged by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), along with related advertisements from e-commerce…

The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FDA) has uncovered an alleged illegal pharmaceutical repacking and relabelling operation in Bengaluru South, seizing medicines, packaging materials and equipment valued at nearly ₹5 crore. According to officials,…

The Himachal Pradesh government has prohibited the manufacture, sale, purchase, storage, transportation and supply of non-dairy or analogue paneer that does not comply with food safety standards. The decision comes amid reports of the widespread…

The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a statewide ban on analogue dairy products, including paneer, ghee and khoya, as part of a stricter crackdown on dairy adulteration and the use of non-dairy ingredients. The move…

DIAGEO India is facing fresh regulatory scrutiny after food safety authorities seized around 18,000 boxes of liquor bottles from a United Spirits facility in Bengaluru over alleged non-compliance with mandatory markings for recycled PET packaging….

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued show-cause notices to Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over their association with a Vimal Elaichi advertisement. According to the regulator, the…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated action against Mapro Foods Pvt. Ltd. following a viral video that reportedly showed worms in a customer’s pizza at the popular Mapro Garden outlet…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has warned celebrities and social media influencers against promoting food products using misleading or unverified health and nutritional claims. The advisory comes as food brands increasingly…

The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) has launched India’s first accreditation scheme for mobile food testing laboratories, aiming to expand access to reliable and quality-assured food testing services beyond conventional laboratory…

Bhopal, August 13, 2026: Madhya Pradesh has become the fourth state in India to ban the manufacture, sale and use of analogue paneer, citing concerns related to food safety, consumer awareness and public health. The…

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food business licences of four Domino’s Pizza outlets, including three in Mumbai, following inspections that found multiple food safety and hygiene violations. The action was…

India’s food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has warned Diageo over what it described as a misleading labelling claim on its Royal Challenge Whisky. According to a confidential FSSAI…

Dehradun: The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), in collaboration with SETU Aayog, Uttarakhand Milk Federation and the Uttarakhand Livestock Development Board, has developed a five-year Dairy Development Plan named “Dugdh Ganga” to strengthen and expand…

Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh: The Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has shut down an allegedly illegal flour factory in Jyoti Khudia, Mainpuri, after officials discovered a large quantity of talcum powder suspected to have been…

The Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has taken action against several leading five-star hotels in Bengaluru after inspections uncovered multiple food safety and hygiene violations. The department deployed 30 food safety teams to…

The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Dabur India by staying a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) order that prohibited the company from selling certain food products carrying “100 per…

Hyderabad authorities have uncovered one of the largest food adulteration operations in recent times, seizing more than 25,300 kilograms of adulterated spices during a joint enforcement drive conducted by the Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team…

Dabur India has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) following an inspection of its manufacturing facility in Silvassa, where regulators identified significant violations related to current Good Manufacturing Practices…

Diageo India has approached the Bombay High Court challenging an order issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) that prohibits the sale of McDowell’s No. 1 Rum manufactured at the company’s…

The Government of Chhattisgarh has issued a prohibition order banning the manufacture, processing, storage, transportation, distribution, and sale of non-standardized dairy analogue products that imitate genuine dairy products. The decision aims to protect consumers from…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a Prohibition Order directing M/s Dabur India Limited, New Delhi, to immediately stop the sale of food products carrying misleading “100%” claims. The order…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has clarified its regulatory position on the use of identical flavours in alcoholic beverages, stating that the issue is not about banning flavouring substances altogether but…

Just days after the Bombay High Court advised the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take a more “realistic” approach while enforcing food safety regulations, the agency, under the leadership of IAS officer Tukaram…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the food licence of Dior Pharmaceuticals with immediate effect after an inspection uncovered major and critical food safety violations at the company’s Nutraceutical Manufacturing…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a major enforcement drive against multiple Food Business Operators (FBOs), issuing prohibition orders, suspending licences, and banning the sale of products found to be…

Haridwar, Uttarakhand: In a major crackdown on food adulteration, a joint team of Food Safety officials and the Police conducted a raid at Gujjar Dairy in the Kangri area of Haridwar, uncovering an alleged illegal…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a Food Recall Order against M/s Sun Organic Industries Private Limited for its Wonderland Raisins after laboratory testing found the product to be unsafe…

In a landmark achievement for Assam’s dairy sector, the state has exported its first-ever international consignment of Purabi Ice Cream to Bhutan, marking a new chapter for dairy exports from the North Eastern Region of…

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the State FSSAI licence of M/s Westend Agro Products Pvt. Ltd. with immediate effect after an inspection revealed multiple serious food safety…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the food licence of M/s Park Plaza (A Unit of Mahagun Hotels Pvt. Ltd.), located in Shahdara, Delhi, with immediate effect following the detection…

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the food business licence of Rehaan Healthcare after uncovering serious food safety and hygiene violations during an inspection of the company’s health…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a significant regulatory update aimed at improving transparency in the coffee industry. Through a new directive, FSSAI has made it mandatory for manufacturers of…

A Parliamentary Standing Committee has urged the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to finalise and notify the long-pending Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling (FOPNL) regulations within a defined timeline, highlighting the urgent need for…

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced an AI-enabled grievance redressal portal that allows citizens to report cases of food adulteration, counterfeit medicines, substandard drugs, and other food safety violations using voice commands….

A major milk adulteration case in Maharashtra has triggered serious food safety concerns after investigators revealed that more than 2.3 crore litres of suspected adulterated milk may have entered the state’s supply chain over the…

The Telangana Food Safety Department has suspended the Food Business Operator (FBO) licences of two dairy processing units in Sangareddy district and seized 3,800 kg of cream worth approximately ₹9.22 lakh after inspections revealed multiple…

Australia has suspended the licences of 44 Indian fumigation agencies, including five from Haryana and three from Punjab, following a biosecurity compliance audit. The move is expected to significantly impact India’s basmati rice exports, with…

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has initiated discussions on the future of India’s food processing sector by organizing a high-level stakeholder consultation at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The meeting focused on designing the…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued nine notices to Swiggy Instamart following multiple consumer complaints alleging violations under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The notices relate to a…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to several Alcoholic Beverage manufacturers for alleged violations of food safety regulations concerning the use of added flavours and misleading age-related claims on…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to Ferns N Petals Private Limited, Kubera Foods, and Lotte India Corporation Private Limited for alleged misleading claims and labelling violations on various…

the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced a comprehensive compliance order covering the entire milk supply chain. The new guidelines consolidate existing food safety regulations into a single compliance framework aimed at ensuring…

NIFTEM-K Partners with Massey University The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Massey University, New Zealand, to strengthen international collaboration in food technology,…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to three food business operators (FBOs)—Heritage Foods Limited, Dia Foods, and Cipzer—for alleged violations of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006…

A catering contractor serving food on the Ahmedabad–Mumbai Tejas Rajdhani Express has been fined ₹1 lakh by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) after a passenger allegedly found a fly in a meal…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken major enforcement action against a Food Business Operator (FBO) in South-West Delhi for alleged fraudulent re-labelling of food products and unauthorized storage of food…

The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA), Uttar Pradesh, has launched a monthly operational schedule for its Mobile Food Safety Van in Lucknow, marking a significant step toward improving food safety and increasing public awareness…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to several beverage manufacturers over the use of the term “energy drink” and promotional claims that may violate the Food Safety and Standards…

The Government of India has operationalised key reforms under the Jan Vishwas Act, 2026, introducing amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The reforms aim to…

The Uttarakhand High Court has set aside a ₹3 lakh penalty imposed on PepsiCo India Holdings by the State Food Safety Department, ruling that the authorities failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish that the…

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a major statewide food safety enforcement campaign, directing hotels, restaurants, dhabas, cloud kitchens, caterers, and online food delivery businesses to strictly comply with food safety regulations….

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of ₹1 lakh each on Storia Foods and Beverages Pvt. Ltd. and Mrs Bectors Food Specialities Ltd. over claims that their products were marketed as…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to multiple Food Business Operators (FBOs) for alleged violations related to misleading product claims, non-compliant branding practices, labelling irregularities, and consumer complaints under…

In a major food safety enforcement operation, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized more than 1,328 kilograms of sweets and mawa from multiple establishments across Zone 01 in Greater Mumbai. Officials estimated the…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to several food business operators, including Nestlé India, KFC, Flipkart, and food brand Open Secret, following consumer complaints related to alleged product contamination…

Bengaluru, June 15, 2026: In a large-scale enforcement drive aimed at strengthening food safety compliance, the Karnataka Food Safety Department carried out a two-day inspection campaign across Bengaluru on June 12 and 13, 2026. The…

India is one of the world’s largest exporters of agricultural and food products, supplying spices, rice, seafood, fruits, and processed foods to more than 200 countries. However, over the past decade, several high-profile export rejections,…

Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh | June 2026: In a major crackdown on food adulteration, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety Department carried out a special enforcement drive targeting spice manufacturing units across Kanpur Dehat district. The…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to 15 Food Business Operators (FBOs) for allegedly violating provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 by using misleading brand…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an important regulatory order withdrawing the existing method used for determining fruit content in fruit juices. The decision was announced through an order issued…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has once again urged food business operators to immediately discontinue the use of newspapers for packaging, wrapping, or serving food items, citing serious health and safety…

Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA), Lucknow, conducted an emergency inspection at a spice manufacturing unit located at Dasahari Mor, Hardoi Road, Kakori. The operation led to the destruction of more than 3,300 kilograms of…

The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has issued an advisory proposing amendments to the Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) governing the determination of net quantity and standard pack sizes…

Strengthening regulatory enforcement and surveillance emerged as the central agenda during the 50th meeting of the Central Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), held under the chairmanship of…

Consumers may soon find it easier to compare edible oil prices on store shelves as the Central Government is preparing to introduce norms for standardising edible oil pack sizes across the country. The proposed move…

The Uttar Pradesh State Food Safety Department conducted a special enforcement drive in Rampur district on June 2, 2026. The operation targeted a tea trading establishment located at Bareilly Gate, leading to the seizure of…

In a major crackdown on food adulteration and unsafe food manufacturing practices, the Madhya Pradesh Food Safety Department raided and sealed an unlicensed ice cream factory in Indore that was allegedly operating under extremely unhygienic…

In a major enforcement action against food adulteration, the Madhya Pradesh Food Safety Department uncovered a serious case of illegal food processing and storage in Neemuch district. During the raid, officials reportedly found highly toxic…

The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety Department has intensified its crackdown on food adulteration with a major enforcement action in Sardhana, Meerut. During a recent inspection drive, officials raided a khoya manufacturing unit suspected of violating…

The Rajasthan Food Safety Department has intensified its food quality monitoring drive by temporarily restricting the sale and display of 17 food products after laboratory tests reportedly detected safety and quality concerns. According to officials,…

In a major crackdown against food adulteration, the Food Safety Department in Uttar Pradesh conducted a large-scale raid in Hapur and seized nearly 15,000 kilograms of suspected adulterated honey valued at around Rs 22 lakh….

A shocking food safety incident from Katihar has sparked widespread concern after a viral video showed a woman allegedly dipping peeled cucumbers into a bright green liquid at a railway platform to make them appear…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), through its Western Regional Office, has initiated enforcement action against a manufacturer of “alkaline water” following multiple violations related to food safety standards and labelling requirements….

In a major crackdown on food adulteration and financial crime, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Sunil Tripathi, former CEO of Jayshri Gayatri Food Products Pvt. Ltd. (JGFPPL), in connection with a ₹20.59 crore money…

A major food safety crackdown has exposed a large-scale tea powder adulteration racket in Hyderabad, where enforcement teams dismantled illegal manufacturing and supply operations. The action was carried out by the Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance…