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Zomato under fire for selling ‘analogue paneer’ to restaurants: What is this fake cheese? | Trending

Zomato under fire for selling ‘analogue paneer’ to restaurants: What is this fake cheese? | Trending

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Zomato is facing backlash for selling ‘fake paneer’ to restaurants through its B2B business service, Zomato Hyperpure. Although the product is clearly labelled “Analogue Paneer” on the Zomato Hyperpure website, it is marketed as “fit for tikka and gravy paneer dishes” by the manufacturer, raising concerns about food safety. Know all about fake paneer aka analogue paneer (Representational image) The issue of ‘fake paneer’ gained wider public attention when X user Sumit Behal posted about it on the social media platform. Behal raised concerns about Zomato selling analogue paneer to restaurants, noting how these restaurants do not add a disclaimer when selling dishes that use this fake cheese to customers. “India loves paneer dishes and restaurants sell fake paneer made with vegetable oils without any disclaimer. They made you believe that you are eating healthy food by eating varieties of paneer dishes over junk food ” he wrote on X. “This is being sold on website of Zomato for restaurants,” the Gurgaon man added. His post led to backlash against Zomato Hyperpure for encouraging food …

Tirupati Laddu row Section 30 of Police Act enforced for one month prasadam adulteration tirumala temple animal fat ghee – India TV

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Image Source : PTI (FILE) A priest performs purification ritual Shanti Homam Panchagavya Prokshana to undo alleged desecrations that occurred at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple. Tirupati laddu row: Amid the ongoing row over the adulteration of Tirupati ‘laddu’, police have enforced Section 30 of the Police Act in Tirupati district for a month. District Superintendent of Police (SP) Subbarayudu on Thursday (September 26) issued orders which will remain in force till October 24 (Thursday). What is Section 30 of Police Act?  Under Section 30 of the Police Act 1861, meetings, rallies and processions can’t be organised without permission from the police. The SP has warned that stringent action will be taken against those violating the orders. The police action came in the wake of protests held at Tirupati and Tirumala during the last few days over the alleged presence of animal fat in the ghee used for making laddu of Tirumala temple. The orders to regulate public meetings and rallies were also enforced a day ahead of the arrival of former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy …

After UP, Himachal govt mandates eateries, street vendors to display outlet owner’s details – India TV

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Image Source : PTI/FILE Himachal Pradesh Minister Vikramaditya Singh Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday issued an order making it mandatory to display outlet owner’s details. Congress leader and Minister Vikramaditya Singh that the order was issued during a joint meeting with the Public Works Urban Development and Municipal Corporation.  “We did a meeting with the UD (Urban Development) and the Municipal Corporation. To make sure that hygienic food is sold, a decision has been taken for all the street vendors… especially those selling edible items,” Vikramaditya told the media. He added that people have expressed their concerns and doubts over the hygiene of the food sold on the streets. He said, “People expressed their concerns and doubts, and considering this, we have decided to implement a similar policy to that in UP, in which it has been made mandatory that vendors have to display their names and IDs… Every shopkeeper and street vendor has to display their identification.” Earlier in the day Singh announced the development through Facebook. He took to Facebook and said, “In …

Food Adulteration Row: UP Mandates Restaurants To Install CCTVs, Display Names Of Proprietors

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Last Updated: September 24, 2024, 19:53 IST Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. (Image: PTI) On September 12, a purported video showing a teenager spitting on rotis while preparing them at an eatery in Saharanpur district went viral on social media. Taking cognisance of incidents of spitting and mixing of urine in eatables in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed that the name and address of operators, proprietors and managers should be mandatorily displayed at all food centres. He also directed that chefs and waiters should wear masks and gloves besides making installation of CCTVs in hotels and restaurants mandatory. Addressing a high-level meeting here, Adityanath said the presence of human waste in food items was disgusting and ordered strict action against those who adulterate food items with human waste or dirty things, an official statement said. On September 12, a purported video showing a teenager spitting on rotis while preparing them at an eatery in Saharanpur district went viral on social media, leading to the arrest of the facility’s owner. Last …

‘Human waste in food disgusting’: Yogi Adityanath issues norms for UP eateries | Latest News India

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed that the names and address of operators, proprietors and managers be mandatorily displayed at all food centres. The decision comes amid reports of spitting and mixing of urine in eatables in the state. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.(HT File) According to a PTI report, Adityanath ordered that the chefs and waiters should wear mask and gloves besides installing CCTVs in the hotels and restaurants. ALSO READ: No ‘rotis with spit’ or ‘Hapur-wala juice’: CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates floating restaurant Dhabas, restaurants should be thoroughly probed’: Adityanath During a high-level meeting in Lucknow, the chief minister called the presence of human waste in food waste as “disgusting”, thereby ordering strict action against those adulterating food items with human waste. An eating outlet in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur was arrested after a purported video on September 12 showing a teenager spitting on rotis while preparing them at the eatery had gone viral. Last week, a juice vendor in Ghaziabad was arrested for allegedly serving fruit juices mixed with …