New Delhi, The Delhi government’s food safety department has seized over 322 kg of ghee over suspicious quality and pricing during inspections of shops advertising heavy discounts on social media ahead of the festive season, officials said on Friday.
The department inspected stores touting offers such as ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ and up to 60 per cent discounts, to check compliance with food safety standards and prevent sale of adulterated, substandard, expired or incorrectly labelled products.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a statement issued Friday, said the government would not tolerate food adulteration or irregularities that pose a risk to public health. The department said shortcomings in compliance with food safety standards were recorded at the inspected establishments, and further action would be taken in this regard.
She urged consumers to check the quality and packaging of food products, along with their manufacturing and expiry dates, before purchasing them. During inspections at Maxcart Store and Aggarwal Store in Vikaspuri, officials collected five enforcement samples of ghee from different brands and five samples of other food products. More than 75.50 litres of ghee was seized.
