As a common Kashmiri, I am in a dilemma about what to eat and what not to eat, both inside and outside the home. As a common Kashmiri, I am facing a food crisis everywhere in Kashmir. It is a loss for business; it is a loss for Kashmir. Whatever the truth about these few food items, it is spreading too fast on social media. For us as consumers, there must be some hard and fast rules for the authorisation of all food items, because in the end, an individual’s health depends on food and its quality.

The outcome of all this is mistrust. This mistrust and uncertainty must end, and we need to take some concrete steps to that end.

Firstly, the........

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