Consumer Safety

UP Woman Opens SBI Locker Years Later, Finds ₹50 Lakh Jewellery Missing: Here’s What Happened
A Kanpur woman says jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh kept in a locker in 2003 was missing when she opened it, prompting an FIR against bank officials.

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.

Zepto Faces Fresh Food Safety Heat As Bengaluru Warehouse Is Sealed Over Violations
Karnataka FDA sealed a Zepto warehouse after finding hygiene, storage, labelling and food-handling violations.

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.

Uttarakhand Bans Fake Dairy Products: Why Paneer, Ghee And Butter Face Tighter Checks
Uttarakhand has banned imitation dairy products, but the bigger question is how effectively regulators can distinguish genuine products from misleading ones.

Gujarat Becomes Third State to Ban Analogue Paneer, Cheese & Butter: What Exactly Is Analogue Paneer?
The state has prohibited analogue dairy products over concerns of mislabelling and consumer safety, joining Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in a wider crackdown.

Rajkot Farmer Allegedly Duped of ₹6.31 Lakh in Facebook ‘Romance Parcel Scam’; Three Foreign Nationals Arrested
olice allege fake parcel and customs charges tricked a Rajkot farmer into losing ₹6.31 lakh online.

Lok Sabha Passes Bill That Could Bring UPI Charges in Future; Govt Says Consumers Won’t Be Charged
The new law empowers the Centre to permit merchant charges on UPI in future, but no fee has been imposed yet and the government says consumers will not bear any MDR.

MCD Introduces Hygiene Ratings for Delhi Restaurants in Biggest Reform Since 1964
Delhi’s new hygiene grading system will make restaurant inspections more transparent, helping diners make safer and better-informed food choices.
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