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Food & drug testing labs being set up in all UP divisions

Lucknow, April 30 (UNI) To ensure food and drug safety and quality, the Uttar Pradesh government is setting up state-of-the-art testing labs across all 18 divisions of the state, official sources said here on Wednesday.
Sources said that the construction is nearing completion in 12 locations, including Lucknow, Kanpur, Saharanpur, Ayodhya, Aligarh and Gorakhpur, with operations set to begin by July.
Sources said that equipped with high-tech testing machinery, these facilities will greatly enhance the state's ability to detect adulteration in food and pharmaceuticals, improving public health outcomes.
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