Chandigarh, Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao has directed officials to intensify the food safety surveillance campaign across the state in view of the festive season.
The primary objective is to ensure that the public has access to safe, pure, high-quality and unadulterated food products. He stated that, under this special campaign, letters have been sent to all Deputy Commissioners in Haryana, asking them to constitute district-level special food surveillance teams under the supervision of the district administration, in coordination with the concerned Designated Officers and Food Safety Officers. She instructed the Food and Drug Administration to collect 100-150 surveillance samples of food items in each district. Kumar said that Food Safety Officers in Haryana collected a total of 2,428 food samples between April 1 and September 30, 2026. These included 1,239 enforcement samples and 1,189 surveillance samples.
Special emphasis is being placed on ensuring the quality and safety of food items, particularly in view of the increased consumption of sweets, milk and dairy products during the festive season of Diwali and Chhath Puja, he said. The initiative aims to strengthen the independent surveillance mechanism, bring more markets within the ambit of the campaign, and ensure effective monitoring of food quality and safety across the state, he said. Dr Manoj Kumar, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said on Wednesday that the Health Minister has issued directions to further strengthen the food safety surveillance campaign across the state.
