Food safety team carries out inspections across dist, sends 19 samples for testing

The district’s food safety team carried out an extensive drive of inspections across various parts of the district, including Doraha, Payal, Khanna, Samrala, Machhiwara, and Subhash Nagar, to ensure quality and safety of food products being sold during the festive season.

During the inspection, the team thoroughly examined sweets shops, dairy product vendors and other food business establishments to check hygiene standards and food quality compliance. A total of 19 food samples were collected, including kaju katli, paneer, khoya, curd, ghee, chamcham, used cooking oil (UCO), jam roll, barfi, besan laddoo, khoya barfi and milk cake, among others. All the samples were taken as per the FSSAI’s standards for further testing.

During the operation, one challan was issued on the spot to an establishment for poor hygienic conditions. All collected samples have been sent to the state food laboratory for detailed analysis, and appropriate legal action will be taken as per the results of the reports.

Civil Surgeon Dr Ramandeep Kaur stated that the Health Department was fully committed to ensuring safe, hygienic and high-quality food for the people of Ludhiana. She emphasised that no compromise would be tolerated on food quality and continuous monitoring would be conducted throughout the festive season to prevent adulteration and ensure consumer safety.

Dr Kaur further urged to all food business operators (FBOs) to maintain strict hygiene and cleanliness at their establishments, use only good-quality raw materials, and display their food safety licence prominently. This, she said, helped build consumer confidence.

She also added that the food safety team would continue conducting such sampling drives regularly across the district to curb food adulteration and to promote awareness about safe and healthy food practices among public.