Chandigarh: The food-safety wing of the health department kept its guard up against unscrupulous food businesses even after the festival season was over this time. As part of the state government’s Mission Tandrust Punjab, the commisionerate of food and drug administration carried out 3,000 inspections of food items in between November 1, 2018, and January 31, 2019.
The department registered 650 cases of food adulteration. In all, the commissionerate fined 600 food business operators, with the total penalty amounting to Rs 65 lakh. It organised 270 awareness camps to raise awareness against food adulteration. The two food-safety vans of the department checked 2,400 samples of food items. When it comes to seizures, milk and dairy products were found to be the most adulterated. The department seized 2,700kg of milk and dairy products. It also seized 315kg of sub-standard fruits.
Punjab food and drug commissioner K S Pannu, also the mission director of Tandrust Punjab, warned of stricter action against those still indulging in adulterating food items. He said raids will continue and the department will request courts to impose heavy fines on those found guilty.
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