Haryana destroys 50,000 kg of adulterated sweets, fake paneer; 170 food samples fail tests

Panchkula, Nov 3 (UNI) Haryana's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has destroyed nearly 50,000 kg of adulterated sweets and fake paneer during a statewide crackdown ahead of Diwali, while laboratory tests have found that 170 food samples failed to meet prescribed safety and quality standards, an official spokesman said here on Tuesday. The spokesman said the FDA had collected 1,288 samples of sweets, khoya, milk, paneer, and other food products since launching a special inspection drive on October 1 Of the 861 samples tested so far, 140 were found substandard, and 30 were declared unsafe for human consumption. The results…