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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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CSIR–CFTRI Director Giridhar Parvatham addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Tuesday. He spoke on the integration of artificial intelligence into CSIR–CFTRI research. PHOTO CREDIT: M.A. Sriram / The Hindu. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Artificial intelligence is making its way into the research laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Central Food Technological…
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Food safety inspections conducted by the Telangana Food Safety Department at Urban Monk Fine Dine and Baking in LB Nagar and Meld Haus brewery in Nagole on Wednesday, May 20 uncovered serious hygiene and food safety violations | Photo Credit: @cfs_telangana on X Food safety inspections conducted by the Telangana Food Safety department at a…
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. File photograph | Photo Credit: Reuters WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday, September 20, 2024, highlighted the critical role of food regulators in combating unsafe food, which causes 600 million cases of foodborne diseases and 4,20,000 deaths annually. In a video message to the second Global Food…
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File photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: AFP More than 3,600 chemicals used in food packaging or preparation have been detected in human bodies, some of which are hazardous to health, while little is known about others, a study published on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, said. Around 100 of these chemicals are…
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It was found tankers transported edible cooking oil immediately after unloading coal oil (Representative) Beijing: Revelations that cooking oil has been transported in containers also used to carry fuel have sparked outrage in China, the latest scandal in a country where fears about food safety are widespread. Local state-backed outlet the Beijing News last week…
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