1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (304+ words) South Korea has stepped up checks of cabbage arriving from China after sellers there were found to be using formaldehyde to keep the brassicas fresh, triggering a widespread crackdown by Beijing. Cabbage is an essential ingredient in kimchi, a fermented…...

4+ hour ago   (292+ words) A non-profit organisation based in New York City, representing a number of small supermarkets, grocery stores, as well as bodegas is suing the city and its mayor, Zohran Mamdani, in order to stop his planned opening of five grocery stores…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (390+ words) Karnataka’s Food Safety and Drugs Administration Department has suspended the food licences of Amazon, Instamart and BigBasket after poisonous datura fruits and seeds were found being offered for sale on their platforms for human consumption. The action followed complaints about…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (247+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Sugar futures in both London and New York slumped as traders parsed a decision by the Indian government to allow mills and refiners to import duty-free raw sugar. With the government’s import policy now out, “people have looked into…...

14+ hour, 38+ min ago   (684+ words) Several states have banned or restricted the manufacture, storage, transportation and sale of analogue paneer being sold as "paneer", citing concerns over public health and consumer deception. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Karnataka are among the…...

18+ hour, 25+ min ago   (503+ words) The Centre on Monday allowed wheat exports without any conditions, moving the commodity from the restricted category to the free export category. The change in policy will take effect immediately, said a government order. The move marks a significant change…...

21+ hour, 22+ min ago   (341+ words) Diageo denied to comment on the matter, while Mint's emailed queries to FSSAI were not answered until press time. Mint had on 18 August reported that the cancellation came as Diageo, parent company of United Spirits, and other liquor makers agreed…...

22+ hour, 18+ min ago   (905+ words) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) suspending an eatery's license is usually a result of severe non-compliance with food safety standards, unhygienic conditions, or a failure to comply with a previously issued improvement notice. The suspension triggers…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (596+ words) A Gurugram man shared his horrifying breakfast experience at the popular PAUL bakery's Horizon Centre outlet, and claimed to have found a live worm in his ceaser salad. He posted a video on Instagram showing a white, almost invisible, worm…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (648+ words) Some sugar shipments could reach Indian shores before October 15 as the government moves to ease domestic supply pressures, although the quantity that will arrive by then remains uncertain, according to the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF). Brazil is…...