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Zomato faces backlash over selling “analogue paneer” to restaurants, here is what it is and how restaurants are deceiving consumers

Shraddha Pandey - 23 October, 2024

Selling analogue paneer is legal in India as long as it is clearly labelled and sold as "analogue paneer" and not misrepresented as genuine paneer. However, it is prohibited to sell synthetic paneer without proper labelling.

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False and malicious: FSSAI refutes reports of allowing 10 times more pesticide residue in spices, says India’s standards strictest in the world

OpIndia Staff - 5 May, 2024

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has refuted media reports claiming that it allowed 10 times more pesticide residues in herbs and spices.

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‘No event named Jashn-e-Roshni’: FSSAI says after outrage on social media, forgets to add it was their 2022 event

OpIndia Staff - 7 November, 2023

Netizens have claimed that the statutory body is organising an event called 'Jashn-e-Roshni' on the occasion of the Hindu festival Diwali. FSSAI has, however, denied organising any such event on the occasion of Diwali