Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Dead Mouse Found in Branded Namkeen Packet; Food Safety Probe
A man named Javed Khan bought a packet of snacks in Kanpur Dehat.
He said he found a dead baby rat inside the packet.
He noticed it while eating the snacks outside the shop.
He showed the alleged contamination to the shopkeeper.
Khan asked officials to investigate the company and the shopkeeper if rules were broken.
The Food Safety Department has sent officers to examine the matter.
They will check the packet and how it was made, packed, stored or handled.
Officials will decide what action to take after the investigation.
Javed Khan allegedly found a dead baby rat inside an Rs 80 packet of branded Khatta Meetha namkeen.
He bought the snack for children from a grocery shop on Mughal Road in Rajpur, Kanpur Dehat.
Khan said he noticed the animal while eating the namkeen outside the shop.
The Food Safety Department sent a team with the Regional Food Officer to investigate.
Officials will examine the packet and determine whether any violation occurred during manufacturing, packaging, storage or handling.
- Who
- Consumer Javed Khan reported the alleged contamination; Kanpur Dehat Food Safety Department officials are investigating.
- What
- A dead baby rat was allegedly found inside a branded Khatta Meetha namkeen packet.
- When
- The articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- At a grocery shop along Mughal Road in Rajpur town, Kanpur Dehat.
- Why
- The investigation was launched to determine how the alleged contamination occurred and whether food-safety rules were violated.
- Reported consumer
- Javed Khan, a resident of Nai Basti
- Product
- Branded Khatta Meetha namkeen
- Packet price
- Rs 80
- Alleged finding
- A dead baby rat inside the snack packet
- Reported location
- A grocery shop along Mughal Road in Rajpur, Kanpur Dehat
- Investigation authority
- The Food Safety Department in Kanpur Dehat
- Official response
- Additional Food Commissioner Ram Avtar sent a team with the Regional Food Officer