Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Bhopal Raids Luxury Hotels in Widened Food Safety Drive
Food safety officials and city officers checked expensive hotels and restaurants in Bhopal.
They found violations of food safety rules at some establishments.
Nearly 90 challans were issued, and 90 cases were registered.
The authorities collected Rs 5.80 lakh in fines.
The checks included places such as Bansal One, DB Mall and restaurants on Narmadapuram Road.
Officials said food adulteration in Madhya Pradesh has been decreasing over four years.
The failure rate fell from 18% in 2021-22 to 11.7% in 2024-25.
However, testing can be slowed because the state has limited food and drug laboratories.
The Food and Drug Administration Department and Bhopal Municipal Corporation raided high-end restaurants and hotels in Bhopal.
Nearly 90 challans were issued and 90 food-safety violation cases were registered during the two-day drive.
Authorities recovered Rs 5.80 lakh in fines from the checked establishments.
Officials reported that Madhya Pradesh's food-sample failure rate fell to 11.7% in 2024-25, below the national rate of 16%.
The department conducts year-round sampling, but limited laboratory capacity in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur remains a testing bottleneck.
- Who
- The Food and Drug Administration Department, Bhopal Municipal Corporation and a mobile court led by Special Municipal Magistrate Tarunendra Pratap Singh.
- What
- Officials raided food outlets, registered cases, issued challans and imposed fines for food safety violations.
- When
- During the last couple of days, according to the report; the latest cited sample data covers 2024-25.
- Where
- High-end hotels and restaurants in Bhopal, including outlets at Bansal One, DB Mall and Narmadapuram Road.
- Why
- To intensify an anti-adulteration drive and enforce food safety regulations.
- Cases registered
- 90 food safety violation cases
- Challans issued
- Nearly 90 challans in two days
- Fines recovered
- Rs 5.80 lakh
- Madhya Pradesh failure rate
- 11.7% in 2024-25
- National failure rate
- 16%, according to Madhya Pradesh FDA officials
- Four-year trend
- The reported failure rate declined from 18% in 2021-22 to 11.7% in 2024-25
- Testing locations
- Food and drug laboratories operate in major hubs including Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur