Overview

• Lucknow’s FSDA said a month-long crackdown produced more than ₹1 crore in adulterated goods seized and destroyed after 29 raids and 144 inspections.
• Officials there reported ₹51.21 lakh seized in the past four days, destruction of 4,363 kg of substandard items valued at ₹9.94 lakh, and 84 samples sent for analysis.
• Chandigarh’s Food Safety Department collected 26 regulatory and 25 surveillance samples of paneer, khoya and other sweets and issued nine challans for non-compliance.
• In Indore, authorities seized 2,754 kg of Rajwadi sweets worth ₹6.90 lakh at Ahuja Milk Product over labelling lapses and an absent proprietary food licence, with samples dispatched to the Bhopal lab.
• Agencies said surprise checks will continue through the festival period and that prosecutions will be based on lab reports, while consumers are being urged to report concerns via FSSAI channels.