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Food safety in India: A challenge for the world's most populous country
India's food safety crisis threatens billions as regulators struggle with a massive industry.
In brief
India's food safety crisis threatens billions as regulators struggle with a massive industry. India faces food safety challenges due to rising adulteration cases and regulatory gaps in its large food industry. Originally reported by France24.
India's food industry
India's food industry feeds more than a billion people every day.
Rising food adulteration
The country has witnessed a rise in cases of food adulteration, with sometimes fatal consequences.
Regulatory challenges
As concerns over adulteration and poor hygiene grow, questions are being raised about whether regulators can effectively oversee such a sprawling sector.
Public concern
Food safety is now a growing public concern in India, exposing the challenges of policing one of the world's largest and most complex food systems.
At a glance
India faces food safety challenges due to rising adulteration cases and regulatory gaps in its large food industry.
