Bid to clean up a rotten trail in Hyderabad’s thriving food scene

Beneath Hyderabad’s booming food economy lies a dark web of adulteration, mislabelling and unsafe practices. Of late, an unprecedented police-led crackdown is pulling back the curtain on a sprawling food fraud network that thrives on gaps in regulation and consumer trust. But as enforcement tightens and complaints surge, the city finds itself trying not just to fix a broken food chain, but also to restore faith in what lands on every plate, write Serish Nanisetti and Lavpreet KaurBeneath Hyderabad’s booming food economy lies a dark web of adulteration, mislabelling and unsafe practices. Of late, an unprecedented police-led crackdown is pulling back the curtain on a sprawling food fraud network that thrives on gaps in regulation and consumer trust. But as enforcement tightens and complaints surge, the city finds itself trying not just to fix a broken food chain, but also to restore faith in what lands on every plate, write Serish Nanisetti and Lavpreet Kaur https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/bid-to-clean-up-a-rotten-trail-in-hyderabads-thriving-food-scene/article70844574.ece 2026-04-10T08:10:38.000Z Telangana {}