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Maharashtra FDA Cancels 10 Ayurvedic Drug Licences, Issues Notices To 135 Others

After inspecting all 434 licensed Ayurvedic manufacturing units, Maharashtra FDA cancelled 10 licences and issued notices to 135 others over serious violations.

Meta Removes Around 756,000 Instagram, Facebook Accounts Under Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban

Meta says it removed around 756,000 suspected under-16 accounts, even as Australia’s landmark ban faces questions over its effectiveness.

After Bengaluru Hotels, Apollo Hospital Kitchen Had Expired Rava, Maida, Stale Bread; FDA Fined ₹1.6L

A food-safety inspection at Apollo Hospitals in Bengaluru found multiple expired ingredients and stale bread amid a wider citywide crackdown.

FDA Flags Labelling, Storage Lapses At Zomato Hyperpure In Bengaluru; 40 Samples Collected

Officials found labelling and storage irregularities at Zomato’s Bengaluru Hyperpure unit and collected 40 samples for further examination.

Bengaluru’s Indira Canteens Under FDA Scanner: One Kitchen Sealed, 3 Face Food Safety Action

3 Bengaluru Indira Canteens Face Notices After Rats, Worms Found; Gottigere Central Kitchen Sealed Over Hygiene Violations

Pan Masala Not Banned, Plastic Packaging Is: What Changes Under FSSAI’s New Rules

FSSAI has prohibited plastic-based, foil and synthetic-laminated packaging for pan masala while allowing plastic-free paper, cellulose, tin and glass alternatives.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Anti-NEET Resolution; DMK, AIADMK Back Move, BJP MLA Walks Out

The resolution seeks to scrap NEET in Tamil Nadu and allow undergraduate medical admissions based on Class 12 marks.

‘Do Not Merely Scroll Through Reels’: Tukaram Mundhe Asks Gen Z To Think Independently

Maharashtra FDA chief Tukaram Mundhe urged young people to spend less time scrolling and more time thinking, working hard and building their own identity.

Maharashtra FDA Suspends Blinkit’s Malad Store License over Cockroaches, Expired Food

The action followed an August 7 inspection that found serious hygiene and food-storage violations at Blinkit’s Malad facility, amid a wider Maharashtra FDA crackdown.

Bengaluru’s Skyye Lounge Shut After 45 Kg Rotten Meat Found During Citywide Food Safety Raid

Karnataka food safety officials shut the Skyye Lounge kitchen after finding rotten meat, expired dairy and other unfit food during a wider Bengaluru crackdown.