Meerut: To keep a check on adulteration in milk ahead of Raksha Bandhan, the Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FSDA) on Wednesday conducted raids at various city restaurants, sweet shops and dairies.
The FSDA seized 600 kg of suspected adulterated vegetable sauce, milk samples from nine outlets and a sample each of vegetable sauce, chilli sauce and white vinegar.
FSDA officer Archana Deeran said, “We took 12 samples from different locations on Wednesday and we suspect that these are unfit for consumption.”
FSDA’s seven-member team raided 12 shops at Jail Chungi area, Partapur, Delhi Chungi, Kankerkhera and Gesupur Datawli. The sealed samples have been sent to the Lucknow laboratory to avoid any tampering in the city. The reports will take at least a month to arrive and accordingly action will be taken.
“The sauce that has been seized will remain in our custody until the reports arrive. If the sample fails the lab test, it will be destroyed and a case will be registered against the accused,” Deeran said, adding that with Raksha bandhan around the corner, shopkeepers start tampering with milk-based products.
The raids will continue till celebrations are over so that sweet shop owners are alert.
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