Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Gujarat Seizes 42.9 Tonnes Adulterated Food, Cancels Drug Licences
Gujarat officials carried out a safety check in August.
They inspected more than 1,625 restaurants and dhabas.
They seized 42.9 tonnes of food they said may have been adulterated.
They also cancelled the sales licences of 50 drugstores.
Two drug companies were ordered to close, and eight others had their licences suspended.
Licences for 11 drugs were cancelled.
Officials checked 42 blood storage centres and ordered three to close.
They also collected 588 antibiotic samples, but the test results were not ready yet.
Gujarat’s Food and Drugs Control Administration seized 42.9 tonnes of allegedly adulterated food products in August.
Officials inspected more than 1,625 restaurants and dhabas during the crackdown.
The administration cancelled the sales licences of 50 drugstores and ordered two drug manufacturers closed.
Manufacturing licences for 11 drugs were cancelled, while eight other manufacturers had their licences suspended.
Officials inspected 42 blood storage centres and collected 588 antibiotic samples from rural areas, with results pending.
- Who
- Gujarat’s Food and Drugs Control Administration, under Health Minister Praful Pansheriya.
- What
- Officials seized allegedly adulterated food, cancelled drugstore and drug licences, suspended or closed drug manufacturers, and inspected blood storage centres.
- When
- During a special enforcement drive in August; the minister announced the actions on Wednesday.
- Where
- Gujarat, including rural areas.
- Why
- To check the quality and safety of food and medicines and investigate problems found in laboratory samples.
- Food seized
- 42.9 tonnes of allegedly adulterated food products
- Restaurants and dhabas inspected
- More than 1,625
- Drugstore sales licences cancelled
- 50
- Drug manufacturers closed
- 2
- Drug manufacturers suspended
- 8
- Drug manufacturing licences cancelled
- 11 drugs
- Antibiotic samples collected
- 588 samples from medicines sold in rural areas
- Blood storage centres
- 42 inspected; 3 ordered closed and 12 issued notices