Malik Nazir

Kashmir is once again confronting a troubling food safety crisis. Even as memories of the rotten meat episode remain fresh, a new wave of alarm has swept through households following reports of eggs allegedly containing carcinogenic elements.This is more than just another headline,it reflects deeper cracks in our daily food consumption.

There was a time when the Kashmiri kitchen symbolized purity, trust, and self-reliance. Families grew their own vegetables, livestock grazed freely, and eggs came from backyard hens. Food was fresh, organic, and deeply rooted in everyday life. But in our rush towards so-called modern choices, many of us moved away from that tradition and switched to processed foods.

Today, the consequences are hard to ignore. The current egg scare has shaken

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