Food safety officials carry out special raids on food establishments in the city

Vijayawada:Food safety officers carried out special raids on several food business establishments and collected samples for analysis in NTR district here on Saturday.

Teams of food safety officials lifted samples of Motichoor laddu, Horlicks Kalakanda, Motichoor laddu in loose quantity, cake in loose quantity, Mayuri Brand Jaggery, dried cherry plums, and milk Mysore pak and served notices on them for violation of the rules and regulations of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

Joint food controller N. Purnachandra Rao said, “We have carried out special raids on several food establishments and found the usage of substandard raw materials for the preparation of sweets and cakes in violation of norms, while some obtained licences and are conducting other businesses. We will initiate action against them as per norms.”