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15.8% of tested food samples in India were found to be substandard.

How safe is the food we consume every day? Can we really trust food
labels? What about street food?

In this episode, Shutapa Paul engages with Rinka Banerjee, Founder of
Thinking Forks, to explore India’s food safety challenges, the
innovations driven by startups, and the future of food.

Catch the full episode on YouTube or listen on Spotify.

#WhatIndiaNeeds #Podcast #FoodSafety #ConsumerRights #HealthyLiving
#FoodRegulations #WhatIndiaNeedsPodcast


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00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:20 - How safe is our food?
00:05:41 - Gaps in food safety enforcement
00:12:08 - Challenges for MSME
00:16:16 - Street food safety concerns
00:22:20 - Quality mismatch in global and Indian products
00:25:06 - Front of pack labelling in India
00:27:42 - Misleading labels & food fraud
00:37:23 - The need for consumer awareness
00:38:20 - Genesis of Thinking Forks and learnings
00:48:35 - The future of food safety in India
00:56:00 - Myths
00:57:56 - Advice for young people
01:01:53 - Outro


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