8-Year Delay Stalls India’s Food Labelling Reform
India’s long-pending front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) regulation continues to face delays, with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India still engaged in consultations nearly eight years after releasing its first draft in 2018, raising concerns over regulatory inertia in addressing public health risks. The issue has now reached the Supreme Court of India, where in…
Bitter Milk: Lessons from Rajamahendravaram Case
The milk adulteration tragedy in Rajamahendravaram in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district has raised serious concerns about food safety, regulatory oversight and the vulnerability of consumers to contaminated dairy supplies. The incident, linked to milk supplied by a local dairy, led to multiple cases of acute illness and deaths, with reports indicating that nine people…
Forensic Probe Confirms Ethylene Glycol in Milk
A forensic investigation has confirmed that milk consumed by residents in Rajamahendravaram in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district was adulterated with ethylene glycol, a toxic chemical commonly used as a coolant, according to district collector Kirthi Chekuri. The contamination is linked to a health incident in which four people died and at least 10 others…