Saturday, October 31, 2026

Food safety in India: A challenge for the world's most populous country

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Issued on: 29/10/2026 - 
05:49 min  From the show


India's food industry feeds more than a billion people every day. But ensuring that what reaches consumers is safe has become an increasingly difficult challenge. The country has witnessed a rise in cases of food adulteration, with sometimes fatal consequences. As concerns over adulteration and poor hygiene grow, questions are being raised about whether regulators can effectively oversee such a sprawling sector.

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.

FRANCE 24's Selma Daoui, Nabeel Ahmed, Supriya Kumar and Jeanne Hutin report.



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