{
  "id": 475970,
  "title": "Thousands of VAT 69 whisky, Smirnoff vodka PET bottles seized in food safety crackdown in Bengaluru",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/thousands-of-vat-69-whisky-smirnoff-vodka-pet-bottles-seized-in-food",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T14:20:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thousands-of-vat-69-smirnoff-pet-bottles-seized-in-food-safety-crackdown-101786371070258.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Inspectors found bottles had markings showing they were made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), but should have carried a mandated ‘recycled’ symbol",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Bengaluru hotels raided: 132 kg rotten food, fungus-infected meat, expired curd seized in Karnataka's food safety drive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/bengaluru-hotels-raided-132-kg-rotten-food-fungus-infected-meat",
        "published": "2026-08-10T05:23:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}