Challenge to stop the forgery of food items on Diwali in Ghaziabad is the last time 38 samples out of 77 samples were found

Updated: Di, 07 Oct 2025 09:14 am (IST) During Diwali, there is a challenge to stop food raid in Ghaziabad. Last year, 38 out of 77 samples failed. The department created 21 sectors and employed officers. Along with sweets, there is also a possibility of falsifications of cheese and Khoya. Citizens can complain to the food safety section and conduct an investigation. Jagran correspondent, Ghaziabad. It is a challenge for the department to prevent the food items from falsifying during Diwali. At this festival of lights, people share happiness by spreading sweets to each other, but there are more cases of adultery in these sweets. Remove the ad read only news last year, on the occasion of Diwali, the food safety division sent 77 examples of food items to the laboratory for testing, of which 38 samples failed in the testing. After the report was received, a case against the court in question was filed with the court. In the district, the food safety division created 21 sectors and put officials on duty to ward off adultery. Soon, in light of the festival, orders are likely to be issued from the government level to run the campaign, after which the department is preparing to form five teams and check the stores selling food items in the district. On Diwali, there is more forgery not only in sweets, but also in Namkeen, flour, Paner and Khoya. Due to a great demand at festival events, Paner and Khowa are obtained from Baghpat to Aligarh in Ghaziabad, and there is a great possibility of forgery in them. In addition, the sale of forged food items is also a lot in rural areas. Report found for the financial year sample 2024 – 25 1,298 1 001 518 2023 – 24 952 933 483 2022 – 23 838 1,105 594 2021 – 22 737 600 349 2020 – 21 658 600 320 officials look at each sector to stop the sale of forged food items. There is also an eye on the materials. If anyone has doubts about the quality of foods sold in any business, he can check it by lodging a complaint with the Department of Food Safety. – Ardvind Yadav, officer of the district