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381 food samples fail standards in Haryana; FDA intensifies festive checks

Panchkula, Oct 21(UNI) Haryana’s Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has intensified food safety surveillance ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja after 381 samples collected between April and September failed to meet prescribed standards, with each district directed to collect an additional 100–150 surveillance samples.
FDA Commissioner Dr Manoj Kumar said the campaign would focus on sweets, milk and dairy products as demand rises during the festive season. Special district-level teams will inspect major markets, sweet shops, dairies, milk vendors and other food business premises to identify substandard, adulterated and unsafe products.
Food safety officers collected 2,428 samples between April 1 and September 30, 2026, comprising 1,239 enforcement samples and 1,189 surveillance samples, he said.
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