Muzaffarnagar Food Department Raids 13 Establishments, Collects 18 Samples Ahead Of Diwali

The Food Safety and Drug Administration has launched a special campaign in Muzaffarnagar ahead of Diwali and Govardhan Puja to prevent adulteration in food products and ensure that people receive quality food items. As part of the campaign, 7 teams of the divisional food mobile squad conducted surprise raids at 13 establishments and collected 18 food samples for testing.

The campaign was carried out under the directions of the Commissioner, Food Safety and Drug Administration, the District Magistrate and the Additional District Magistrate. The operation was led by the Assistant Commissioner (Food).

During the action, the teams inspected sweet shops and other food establishments in New Mandi, Kacheri Road, Ansari Road, Prakash Chowk, Malviya Chowk, Khatauli, Mansurpur and other areas of Muzaffarnagar.

The Food Department collected samples of several food items from different establishments. These included khoya, barfi, rasgulla, rajbhog, paneer, cherry laddoo, Badshahi namkeen, aam papad, patisa, namkeen, chhena toast, watermelon sweet, Bengali sweets, milk laddus and kaju katli.

A total of 18 samples were collected during the campaign. All the samples have been sent to the Food Analyst Laboratory in Lucknow for examination.

The department said that after the test reports are received, further legal action will be taken as per the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006.

Food Safety Officers from all three districts of Saharanpur division also took part in the campaign.

Report by Anmol Kumar, Muzaffarnagar