Food safety officials conduct raids across city

Danaraju, Food Safety Officer, inspects a sweet stall on Bharathi Street in Puducherry on Wednesday.
Food safety officials conducted raids across the city on Wednesday to check purity of sweets during the festive season.
The team, led by I. Danaraju, Food Safety Officer, took over 20 samples of sweets from various outlets in Bharathi Street in Puducherry, Mudaliarpet, Ariyankuppam and Villianur to check the quality of raw materials. Owners were instructed to maintain hygiene and quality as per the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Mr. Danaraju said that some made use of used palm oil with refined oil and offered discounts to meet the high demand. Sweets are also prepared in advance and sold in bulk. The samples would be tested at the Food and Drugs Testing Laboratory here. If any adulteration was found, stringent action would be taken under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Public can send messages to 94435 36146 on adulteration in sweets, he added.