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When Bikaner-based graphic designer Laxmi Rajpurohit, 22, began noticing changes in the taste, smell and consistency of the milk her family was getting from a big, reputed brand, she suspected foul play and decided to take things in her hands. She had read about simple ways of testing milk at home to check for water,…
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Australia-based food-safety scientist Sukhvinder Pal Singh, whose roots hail from a family of farmers in Una, Himachal Pradesh, is a senior research scientist with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, in Ourimbah. Fondly called SP Singh, at 46, he leads research on fresh-produce safety and traceability. His work following Australia’s deadly 2018 Listeria (bacteria…
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized nearly 29 tonnes of food products and raw materials worth ₹20.48 lakh from 11 farsan and snack-manufacturing establishments in Thane after inspections allegedly found units operating without valid licences and food being prepared amid sewage, pest infestation and other severely unhygienic conditions. The FDA has issued stop-work…
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