Lucknow: The UP Food Safety and Drug Administration on Tuesday inspected 1,133 locations linked to the production, storage and sale of sweets, suspending licences of 27 establishments. Officials said teams seized about 54 quintals of food items worth an estimated Rs 1.32 crore.According to a spokesperson, 32 mobile food squads conducted special inspections in Bareilly and Moradabad. Separate teams checked 98 establishments in Kasganj, Etawah, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Kushinagar and Shahjahanpur. During the drive, improvement notices were issued to 78 establishments, licences of five units were suspended, and one unit operating without a licence was shut.
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Inspectors reported serious lapses in hygiene and food safety. In Bareilly, extreme filth was found at a manufacturing unit where a toilet was located next to a furnace, the floor was broken and dirty water had accumulated. At another shop, old and mouldy sweets were allegedly stored and prepared in unhygienic conditions.In Moradabad, officials said a sweet shop was found using expired material, with rat droppings and inedible colours. A separate unit was found operating without a licence amid rodent infestation.
