Major action against adulterators in Behror: 12 domestic cylinders seized  500 kg of contaminated sweets destroyed

Major action was taken against adulterators in Behror under the instructions of Additional District Collector Omprakash Saran and the leadership of Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr. Ashish Singh Shekhawat.

Hemant Kumar Yadav, the Food Safety Officer, stated during the action that M/s Surendra Bohra in Behror is continually violating the Food Safety Act 2006 and adulterating food items as part of the Rajasthan government's 'Yuddh Ke Liye Yudh' campaign. When the Food Safety crew arrived on the location, the information was verified to be accurate.

During the action, verification of information revealed that approximately 500 kgs of contaminated and foul-smelling rasgullas and chenna sweets were kept in steel utensils by the food safety team. Its sample was taken under the food safety rules and sent to the Jaipur laboratory. The contaminated, smelly sweets were destroyed by digging a pit with the help of JCB on the spot. The establishment was using domestic cylinders during the action, which is against the rule. Logistics departments were summoned at the spot by the investigation team and seized 12 domestic cylinders.

Investigation team includes Tehsildar Abhishek Yadav, Food Safety Officer Roshan Lal and enforcement inspectors Vijaypal and Ravikant of the logistics department. In short, adulterated sweets are being prepared wholesale in the areas of Behror and Neemrana. Recently, synthetic and adulterated mawa going out through shops on highway had also been caught by the food department in Behror. This mawa and kalakand was prepared at approximately seventy rupees per kg while it was sold at four hundred rupees per kg.