Spurious sweets from Rajasthan seized in Abohar

In a joint operation, the CID wing of the Punjab Police and the Food Safety Department raided the house and the shop of a sweet seller in Abohar last night and seized huge quantities of spurious sweets brought reportedly from Rajasthan.

Sources said acting on a tip-off, the team raided the premises located near a police station on Malout Road and seized about two quintals of milk cake, one quintal of dhodha and about 16 quintals of patisa, as these were brought from Rajasthan without any invoice.

Sriganganagar and Bikaner-based sweet manufacturers provide supplies in bulk to sweet sellers in Abohar and other areas in Fazilka district.

In Sriganganagar, Chief Medical Health Officer Ajay Singla destroyed sweets with mold on the spot. He inspected a warehouse of sweet sellers in Padampur and Raisinghnagar and found khoya and other food items infested with insects. The health team destroyed approximately over six quintals of food items on the spot.

Another team seized 60-kg ghee from a trader’s premises in Raisinghnagar, and another team inspected a dozen sweet shops. About 150 kg of sweets and syrup were destroyed. Samples of gulab jamun and rasgulla were collected from a shop and 142 litres of ghee was also seized.