Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Gujarat FDCA Seizes Hundreds of Tons of Unsafe Food
The Food and Drug Control Administration in Gujarat is working to make sure the food people eat is safe.
They took action during the year by seizing a large amount of food that was considered unsafe or suspicious.
The government also tested many food samples, and some failed to meet the required standards.
The FDCA also took legal action against those who violated food safety regulations, with many cases being successfully resolved.
Additionally, the government has mobile testing vans and is building new labs to improve food safety testing.
The Gujarat FDCA seized 351 tonnes of suspicious food items in 2024-25.
Seized items included ghee, sweets, mawa, and grains.
15.3 tonnes of spoiled food items were destroyed.
60,448 food samples were tested, with 1.45% failing.
The government filed 980 adjudication cases under food safety laws.
- Who
- Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA).
- What
- Seized 351 tonnes of suspicious food items.
- When
- During the year 2024-25
- Where
- Gujarat
- Why
- To ensure food safety.
- Suspicious Food Items Seized
- 351 tonnes
- Value of Seized Items
- Rs 10.5 crore
- Seized Food Items
- Ghee, sweets, mawa, grains
- Spoiled Food Destroyed
- 15.3 tonnes
- Value of Destroyed Food
- Rs 26 lakh
- Food Samples Failed Testing
- 1.45%
- Food Samples Tested
- 60,448
- Adjudication Cases Filed
- 980