High drama was witnessed at Jandiala Guru on Tuesday when a person snatched four food samples from officials of the Health Department. These samples were collected from a local bakery shop.
The accused, who is yet to be identified, said to be a relative of the bakery owner, Pawan Kumar.
Health officials have filed a complaint with the police in this regard. Later in the evening, they also sealed the bakery.
District Health Officer Dr Lakhbir Singh Baghowalia said, “When officials collected the sample, bakery employees created ruckus and held two of our employees hostage. We got them rescued with the help of the police. The way the samples were snatched, I feel these were of substandard quality. The owner and his relative were trying to create hurdles when officials were collecting the sample.”
The Police Commissioner has also asked the officials to take fresh samples from the bakery and take action against the culprits.
The health officials also found non-permitted colouring agents, which were used in sweets at the bakery.
They said the manufacturing unit of the bakery was running from a residential building. “The bakery owner could not produce the licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act,” said the health officer.
Meanwhile, the samples of milk, curd and cheese collected from two dairies — Gill Dairy at Gaunsabad and Pannu Dairy at Mahal — earlier last week have failed the lab test.
The health officials said milk, curd and cheese seized from the two shops would be destroyed.
“We have now received the reports of perishable items. The reports of desi ghee and milk powder samples are yet to be received,” he added.
The Health Department had seized milk powder from the shops, which suggested that it was used for making sweets.
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