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Friday, July 31, 2026
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Topic: FSSAI

Only 3% of food safety violations over last 5 years ended in convictions, Parliament data shows

Data shows that in 75% of the 1.85 lakh cases where food safety authorities established adulteration, the violation was punished with a monetary penalty.

Front-of-pack food labels must be notified soon, offer ‘at-a-glance’ nutrition info—House panel to FSSAI

Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has recommended clear interpretative labels, including colour indicators for sugar. Regulations delayed almost 4 yrs.

India grows 75 spice varieties, has quality standards for only 45. ICRIER report flags regulatory gaps

Report notes that although India accounts for more than 40% of global spice production, 60-80% of its domestic spice market remains informal.

Ice cream vs frozen dessert debate is not just a milk vs oil conflict. It’s a multi-scoop problem

Decision by Kwality Wall’s last month to transition to milk-based ice cream has reignited the decades-old debate, but also put the spotlight on discourse over other key aspects.

Ultra-processed foods sit atop superstore shelves, with ‘hidden’ health risks. Regulatory gaps to blame

This year, SC ordered FSSAI to fix its decade-long delay in implementing clear Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels on packaged foods, highlighting children’s susceptibility to misleading marketing.

Not just paneer, an ‘industry’ of fake Eno, counterfeit Veet, used oil & more is flourishing in India

Four months of raids across five states uncovered adulterated tea, cooking oil, honey and fake branded goods. Officials say what makes news is a fraction of the problem

An FSSAI order warned against use of meat & bone meal in cattle feed. Why Delhi High Court quashed it

In the ruling setting aside an official note by FSSAI, the court relies on definition of 'food' and provisions under 2006 law.

From toothpaste to paneer, counterfeits have penetrated homes. Raids bring daily essentials under lens

Police raids reveal widespread adulteration & relabelling operations across states, indicating that the scale has reached industrial levels.

‘Coordinated conspiracy of national scale, foreign funding’—FSSAI’s case against social media users

These social media users, according to FSSAI, accessed and circulated official documents of the organisation illegally and without authorisation on their platforms.

On Camera

Pakistan’s paradox under Asim Munir: A broker for the world, a bruised state for citizens

Pakistan is busy monetising on geopolitical disorder even as disorder consumes its own peripheries.

AP’s turning a highway stop into India’s 1st govt-led co-working hub, to keep skilled youth close to home

The lakeside hub in Sri Sathya Sai district aims to serve a fast-growing industrial corridor while helping startups, local entrepreneurs and skilled youth find jobs.

Gen VN Sharma, who led Army in the turbulent late eighties, dies at 97

Hailing from an illustrious military family, he was son of Maj Gen Amar Nath Sharma. His eldest brother Maj Som Nath Sharma is the first recipient of the posthumous Param Vir Chakra.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.