Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Indore Intensifies Food Safety Checks Ahead of Raksha Bandhan
Indore officials are checking food before the Raksha Bandhan festival.
They have already collected more than 200 samples of milk and milk-based products.
Next, they will inspect sweet shops and factories that make festival foods.
They will test sweets, mawa, ghee, cooking oil and other products.
They will also check whether the shops are clean.
Businesses that break food-safety rules may receive notices and face action.
Officials will inspect bus and railway stations because food shipments arrive there from nearby areas.
A doctor warned that adulterated food can especially harm children and older people.
Indore’s Food Department has collected more than 200 milk and milk-product samples ahead of Raksha Bandhan 2026.
The department will increase inspections of sweet shops and manufacturing units as festival demand rises.
Teams will test sweets, mawa, ghee, cooking oil and other food products, while also checking hygiene.
Indore has more than 5,000 sweet shops, with additional checks planned at bus and railway stations.
Staff shortages remain a challenge, with 11 sanctioned posts compared with an estimated need for about 25 personnel.
- Who
- Indore’s Food Department, led in the statement by Chief Food Safety Officer Manish Swami, along with food establishments across the city.
- What
- Officials are conducting food-safety inspections, collecting samples and preparing further checks for adulteration and hygiene violations.
- When
- Ahead of Raksha Bandhan 2026; preparations began nearly a month before the festival.
- Where
- Across Indore, including sweet shops, manufacturing units, bus stations and railway stations.
- Why
- To identify adulterated or unsafe food and help ensure safe, quality products during the festival season.
- Samples collected
- More than 200 samples have been collected so far.
- Products under review
- Milk, milk-based products, sweets, mawa, ghee, cooking oil and other food products.
- Businesses in focus
- Indore has more than 5,000 sweet shops.
- Potential enforcement
- Non-compliant establishments may face further action, while unhygienic businesses may receive notices.
- Inspection locations
- Sweet shops, manufacturing units, bus stations and railway stations across Indore.
- Staffing gap
- The district has 11 sanctioned posts, while officials estimate about 25 personnel are needed.
- Health warning
- Dr Amit Agrawal said adulterated food and harmful ingredients may increase the risk of stomach, liver and kidney problems, particularly for children and elderly people.