Jaipur: City’s food safety department has intensified inspections ahead of Diwali under the ‘Shuddh Aahar–Milawat Par War’ campaign, targeting adulteration and hygiene lapses in sweets, dairy products, edible oils and packaged foods.On Tuesday, teams inspected sweet shops, milk and paneer sellers, and dark stores across the city. At the Flipkart Minutes dark store in Sanganer, inspected after a complaint, officials allegedly found dirt in the chiller room, poor storage, damaged packets and barcode stickers pasted over ingredient lists. Damaged products were destroyed on the spot, and samples of Rich Desi Ghee and Surabhi Tomato Ketchup were collected.Samples were also taken from Rawat Misthan Bhandar, milk depots in Vaishali Nagar, paneer outlets, Mohanni Industries, a Zepto dark store, Sodani Sweets, Raghunandan Sweets, Shyam and Company, Rajwadi Kachori and Ice Spice. Items included mawa sweets, barfi, edible oil, samosas, besan, flour, ghee, laddoos, imarti, used oil and patties.Additional commissioner Bhagwat Singh said monitoring has been strengthened during the festive season and urged businesses to maintain hygiene and standards.
