This is InFoFo’s Food Safety Incidents map. Every pin on this map is a food safety incident reported in the news since 2025, spread across India from Kashmir to Kerala.
Click here to explore the full map. Zoom in and click any pin to see what happened and read the news source.
The colours tell the story. Red pins mark incidents where someone died. Orange pins mark incidents where people fell ill or were hospitalised. Yellow pins mark violations with no reported illness or deaths.
This map is not a complete record. It shows the reports we’ve found, and news coverage captures only part of the picture.
Behind every red and orange pin is a real person
Children at school. Students in hostels. Families at a wedding feast. Someone who stopped for a snack at a market.
People who trusted the food in front of them.
Each pin marks something that happened in someone’s life. For some, it meant falling ill or spending days in hospital. For others, it meant losing someone they love
Food safety starts with the basics
This year’s World Food Day 2026 theme is “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.” When we read through our pins, we’re reminded how much depends on getting the basics right, every time.
Clean kitchens. Safe water. Food stored at the right temperature. Labels checked before buying. Sellers who follow safe food practices.
Innovation can mean finding better ways to make these everyday practices stick.
What we’re doing for schools
Good food habits start young. That’s why we’ve planned FOOD SMART – Eat Safe, Stay Healthy!” a food safety programme for school students.
The aim is simple: help children learn to read a label, wash their hands properly and recognise when food may be unsafe. These are habits they can practise every day and take home to their families.
Nourishing tomorrow starts with making sure the food on our plates today is safe.
Explore the map and follow our work at infofo.in.
