Adulterated sweets factory unearthed

Solan, October 30

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Food safety officials today unearthed a factory manufacturing adulterated sweets at Mahipur in Sirmaur district. Food safety officer Sunil Sharma, who raided the premises at 11 am, found three workers engaged in making various sweets in unhygienic conditions with dead insects in them. The sweets were meant to be sold during the festive season of Diwali and were being prepared in the open in large containers.

Sharma said that three quintals of adulterated sweets were destroyed and four samples of various materials were lifted for lab analysis. The factory was operating without registration or licence and its owner Saif Ali was challaned under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. — TNS