Bhopal: A team of food and drug administration (FDA) department on Sunday continued its drive against adulteration and collected samples of eggs from a wholesale poultry shops in New Market. The samples of eggs were taken after complaints that ‘fake eggs’ were being retailed in the city.
Senior food safety officer, Bhopal, D K Verma said that samples of all kind of edibles are being collected to test purity so that every edible item is free from adulteration including vegetables, fruits, milk and eggs.
Verma said that the drive against adulteration which began on July 19 and later christened as ‘Shudh ke Liye Yudh’ (battle for purity) has continued since then. Food safety teams have been carrying out sample collection, raids, inspection, repeat sampling in establishments which were found at fault in the past. They have also lodged FIRs with the police in the event of serious charges of adulteration and in three cases, district collector, Tarun Pithode has booked traders and manufacturers under National Security Act (NSA).
Under the campaign so far, 252 samples have been collected. In 10 cases, FIR has been lodged by the food safety teams, in 48 action has been taken under provisions of Food Safety Act and against three persons, action was taken under NSA.
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