A front-page report in this paper on Tuesday highlighted the importance of constant vigilance when it comes to the hygiene and safety of roadside snacks and drinks.

After the BMC found in April that 70 per cent of ice samples sourced from across the city were contaminated, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to change the colour of industrial, non-edible ice manufactured across the state to blue. Edible ice will remain colourless. Maharashtra will be the first state to do this.