Maharashtra FDA restricts sale of unpacked spices, bans ethylene oxide sterilisation

Maharashtra FDA restricts sale of unpacked spices, bans ethylene oxide sterilisation

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tightened regulations governing the production, packaging and sale of spices, directing businesses to sell spice powders and mixed spices only in properly packaged and sealed form. The order also prohibits the use of ethylene oxide (EtO) for spice sterilisation and imposes stricter requirements to prevent adulteration and…

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Houseflies To Foul Odour, Cyberabad Food Safety Teams Flag Hygiene Issues At Hyderabad Restaurants

Houseflies To Foul Odour, Cyberabad Food Safety Teams Flag Hygiene Issues At Hyderabad Restaurants

Food Safety teams of the Commissionerate of Municipal Corporation (CMC), Cyberabad, identified multiple food safety and hygiene violations during an inspection of the popular Hyderabad restaurant Kanchi Cafe in Puppalaguda. Sharing details of the inspection and its findings, the official CMC handle took to X and elaborated on the food safety inspection drive. According to…

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