Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Food Safety Officials Destroy Adulterated Sweets Ahead of Festivals
Food safety officials inspected sweet-making places in Ghaziabad and Noida before the festivals.
They said some sweets were being made in very dirty conditions.
In Ghaziabad, insects were found in containers used for making and storing sweets.
Officials destroyed about 10 quintals of sweets there.
They also collected samples to test whether harmful chemicals were used.
In Noida, officials destroyed about 100 kilograms of rasgullas.
The department said some chemicals may have been used to whiten paneer and other foods.
Laboratory results will help decide whether the businesses should face legal action or lose their licenses.
More inspections are planned to help keep unsafe food away from customers.
Officials found about 10 quintals of sweets prepared in unhygienic conditions in Ghaziabad.
The Ghaziabad team destroyed chhena rasgullas and collected samples for laboratory testing.
Officials said chemicals, including sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, were reportedly used to whiten food products.
A Noida raid destroyed approximately 100 kilograms of rasgullas found near flies and mosquitoes.
The department said legal action and possible license suspensions will follow confirmed safety violations or adulteration.
- Who
- Food Safety Department officials, led in Ghaziabad by Assistant Food Commissioner Suresh Mishra, and sweet manufacturers in Ghaziabad and Noida.
- What
- Officials conducted raids, destroyed allegedly adulterated or contaminated sweets, and collected food samples for laboratory testing.
- When
- On Tuesday, ahead of the festive season.
- Where
- Various locations in Ghaziabad and Noida, including Bhimnagar in Ghaziabad and Sarfabad, Sector 72, in Noida.
- Why
- To prevent unsafe or adulterated sweets and dairy products from reaching consumers during a period of increased festive demand.
- Ghaziabad seizure
- Officials found about 10 quintals of sweets made in unhygienic conditions and destroyed a large stock of chhena rasgullas.
- Noida seizure
- Approximately 100 kilograms of rasgullas were destroyed at a manufacturing unit in Sarfabad, Sector 72.
- Ghaziabad complaint
- The raid followed a complaint about food being manufactured in unhygienic conditions in Bhimnagar.
- Samples collected
- Four samples were collected at Sachin Chhena Store, including rasgulla, arrowroot, paneer, and a bleaching agent identified as cefolite.
- Additional Noida samples
- Seven food samples were collected, including three paneer samples from Jewar toll plaza and ghevar-related samples from Sector 134 and Ecotech-2.
- Chemical under examination
- Officials said sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate was reportedly being used to whiten paneer, while laboratory testing will determine whether harmful chemicals or bleaching agents were present.
- Possible action
- The department said legal proceedings and suspension of licenses may follow if testing confirms violations or adulteration.