How we source & cite.
Every product entry is built from grounded research, structured into the Don't Eat Framework, and reviewed before it's published. Nothing on this site is generated from memory — every claim points to a live, verifiable URL.
Grounded research, then structured.
Each entry begins as live web research restricted to a whitelist of authoritative sources — regulators, public-health bodies, and a small set of established Indian and international publications. The grounded findings are then structured against our six-axis Don't Eat Framework before anything is written to the index.
Every claim is cited.
Every assertion in a product entry — a number, a date, a regulatory action, a marketing claim — is tied to a numbered reference with publisher, title, and where possible a supporting quote. Reference markers in the prose stay consistent with the citation list at the bottom of the page, so you can always trace a claim back to its source.
Where evidence comes from
- fssai.gov.in
- icmr.nic.in
- who.int
- nin.res.in
- pib.gov.in
- ascionline.in
- thehindu.com
- indianexpress.com
- livemint.com
- reuters.com
- bbc.com
- thewire.in
- scroll.in
- downtoearth.org.in
Hard limits
- We don't accept manufacturer submissions.
- We don't take ads, affiliate links, or sponsorships.
- We don't paraphrase regulatory documents — we link them.
- We don't republish entries without re-running the pipeline.