Indore: Keeping in view Holi festival falling next week, the food and drug administration (FDA) department is gearing up to check sale of adulterated food specially milk, milk products and mawa sweets as their consumption increases during festivities. The department on Monday launched a campaign against sweetmeat shops across the city to check milk and milk products. “In first phase of action, we are taking action against milk parlours and seizing samples of milk and milk products,” said chief food safety officer Manish Swami.
He said department has collected samples from eight milk parlours and warned shop keepers to be ready for penal action if they fail to maintain hygiene. “In the second phase of campaign, we will crack down on shops selling mawa sweets, namkeens (salted snacks) and beverages, he added. “Department officers were asked to take action against sellers of milk products, sweets and namkeen before festivities begin in city. Our target is to take 40 samples in a month. But we will target vendors who are selling unhygienic and stale products,” Swami said.
Cross inspection
The food and drug administration department will cross check. The officials from Dhar and Barwani district will come to Indore for inspection while officials from Indore will go to other districts. “It is a new practice by department to create transparency in process and to avoid any unnecessary allegation,” he added.
