300 kg of sweets seized from house in Ludhiana, destroyed

The Food Safety Department as part of its ongoing campaign against activities that compromise public health conducted a raid at a house in New Gurnam Nagar, Jassian Road, Ludhiana, today after they got a tip-off.

During the operation, approximately 300 kg of different varieties of sweets were found. The person concerned was allegedly purchasing “used sugar syrup” from various sweet shops and reusing it to prepare different varieties of sweets.

The food safety team collected three samples from the premises for laboratory testing, while approximately 300 kg of sweets were seized and destroyed as per the prescribed food safety procedure. A challan was also issued on the spot.

Ashish Chawla, District Health Officer, Ludhiana, stated that providing safe and hygienic food to the public was a top priority of the department. He said that strict action would be taken as per applicable rules and regulations against those compromising the quality and safety of food products.