{
  "id": 15686289,
  "title": "Food quality on trains to get better? IRCTC and QCI to crack down with surprise audits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/food-quality-on-trains-to-get-better-irctc-and-qci-to-crack-down-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indian-railways-cracks-down-on-food-quality-issues-after-passenger-complaints-irctc-partners-with-qci-for-surprise-audits-on-trains-and-stations-with-digital-evidence-to-speed-up-action/articleshow/135045412.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Quality Council of India to strengthen compliance with food safety and hygiene standards across the railway system, according to a statement issued by the Railway Ministry. As part of the system, inspectors will use a mobile application to record their findings, with…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}