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Repeated crackdowns notwithstanding, unsafe blood banks thrive in Lucknow

Surprise inspections revealed discrepancies in blood donation records, storage practices, safety protocols. (For Representation)
Published on Mar 31, 2026 11:18 pm IST

FSDA seizes adulterated food worth 12.34 crore in UP

Representational image (Sourced)
Published on Mar 02, 2026 08:23 pm IST

Statewide FSDA drive: 110 brands’ licences suspended over unsafe packaged water

Around 112 samples were collected in a drive over the past two months. (For representation)
Published on Feb 16, 2026 06:24 am IST

After codeine racket, wholesale drug licencing reforms on the cards

A representative image of cough syrup. (Photo credit: Shutterstock)
Published on Dec 28, 2025 04:18 am IST

Half of Kanpur’s food found unsafe in FSDA tests

DM orders action as 707 of 1,324 samples fail quality checks; poor recovery of fines flagged (Sourced)
Published on Oct 28, 2025 03:34 am IST

FSDA cracks down on food adulteration, seizes goods worth over 1 cr

The FSDA has assured that it will continue vigilant monitoring and conduct surprise inspections in the upcoming weeks as the festive season reaches its peak. (FOR REPRESENTATION)
Published on Oct 13, 2025 04:48 am IST

Fewer labs, pending cases ail Uttar Pradesh’s food safety system?

The lack of a rapid testing mechanism exposes a gaping hole in the state’s food safety infrastructure. (For Representation)
Published on May 24, 2025 06:46 am IST

FSDA seizes 4,810Kg adulterated paneer on Lko-Agra expressway, destroys it

FSDA destroys the adulterated paneer in a pit. (Sourced)
Published on Apr 22, 2025 08:08 am IST

Sweet treat, bitter result: Laddoos leave 18 Lucknow residents on hospital beds

For representation only (HT FIle Photo)
Published on Apr 27, 2024 08:52 pm IST

U.P. bans halal certified products, export goods to be exempted

The government has taken a serious note of products such as dairy items, sugar, bakery products, peppermint oil, beverages, edible oils, some medicines, medical devices and cosmetic products being labelled with halal certificates. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Nov 19, 2023 07:38 am IST

Ahead of Rakshabandhan, FSDA team destroys contaminated sweets, collects samples to check for adulteration

The FSDA team discarded unclaimed sweets. (PTI)
Updated on Aug 29, 2023 10:49 pm IST

Now, give personal details while buying cold, cough and fever drugs

There are scheduled drugs, such as those used as sleeping pills for which customers have to give details while purchasing them, but the new order is yet to be circulated among public.
Published on May 15, 2020 10:41 pm IST

FSDA finds anomalies at Amrit stores on KGMU campus

A team of the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) on Wednesday found that scheduled medicines were being sold without proper bills at two Amrit pharmacies on the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) campus. Photo by Deepak Gupta / Hindustan Times
Updated on Aug 15, 2019 12:41 pm IST

Misbranded, unsafe food items being sold in UP: FSDA

The month-long campaign by the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) to check quality of packaged drinking water, ice-creams, cold drinks, milk and milk products sold in the state revealed that 53.6% were sub-standard. (Representative Image)
Updated on Aug 09, 2019 11:53 pm IST

FSDA crackdown on artificially coloured vegetables

Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) and district administration officials raided vegetable markets and seized a good quantity of artificially coloured vegetables from vendors.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 02:54 am IST

BJP leader stops vehicle carrying meat in Aligarh, warns those carrying beef

BJP leader and former Aligarh ,ayor Shakuntla Bharti at the police station after vigilantes stopped a vehicle transporting meat on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
Updated on May 29, 2019 09:57 am IST

Fake drug trade thrives in UP, parts of Uttarakhand

The shocking disclosure followed seizure of fake medicines worth about 6 crore after raids on several locations in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand recently.
Updated on Dec 10, 2018 12:09 pm IST

Lucknow: Blood and saline water 50-50, life risk 100 per cent

The gang members never tested the donated blood for HIV, Hepatitis, malaria etc, he said and added that the raiding teams recovered blood bags, testing kits and other equipment worth 1.5 lakh.
Published on Oct 27, 2018 03:16 pm IST

Illegal oxytocin worth 1.19L seized across UP

Jaggery trader selling oxytocin on Mohaan Road in Lucknow.
Updated on Sept 28, 2018 12:49 pm IST

Lucknow University students allege worms found in dinner served at mess

Students of University of Lucknow have been complaining about finding worms in the food served at the central mess.
Updated on Sept 21, 2018 11:13 am IST

Lucknow University: Storage area rat-tled by unhygienic conditions

Governor Ram Naik had inaugurated the varsity’s central mess 13 months ago.
Published on Sept 20, 2018 11:09 am IST

Lucknow’s best bistros to be certified, highlighted on Google Maps

The Google Maps app logo is seen on a smartphone
Updated on Sept 19, 2018 01:21 pm IST