Pre-Holi crackdown:Expired sweets seized from Halram's warehouse

Food chain Haldiram is in news again but this time for bad reason. In Uttar Pradesh, officials have recovered 112 kg of expired sweets from a warehouse reportedly associated with Haldiram. Ahead of Holi, in Lucknow, Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) launched an intensive enforcement drive, cracking down on adulterated and expired food items, including products linked to popular sweets brand Haldiram.During a raid at a storage facility in Faizullaganj, officials recovered 112 kg of expired sweets from a warehouse of the said food chain.
The team destroyed expired stocks of soan papdi and rajbhog on the spot. Samples of assorted peda, rasgulla, gulab jamun, petha and gujiya were collected, sealed and sent for laboratory testing. The action was part of a wider pre-Holi surveillance campaign aimed at preventing the sale of substandard sweets and dairy products, which see a sharp spike in demand during the festive and wedding season.
Fifteen samples of suspected food items were sent to laboratories for analysis. In a separate inspection at Globe Cafe in the Metropolitan area, officials collected samples of paneer and gujiya and destroyed about 112 kgs of food items, valued at approximately Rs 45,000, on the spot. Authorities has said that further legal action against the establishments concerned, including possible penalties and prosecution under the Food Safety and Standards Act, will depend on the outcome of laboratory reports.