UP FSDA runs special drive in six cities, shuts down nine food establishments

Lucknow, Oct 31 (UNI) In line with the Yogi government's commitment to providing the public with pure and safe food items during the festival season, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has intensified its statewide inspection drive. Under the "Shuddh Hi Shubh Hai" campaign, 69 teams of the department conducted intensive inspections of sweet and other food manufacturing establishments in six metropolitan cities (Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Ayodhya and Prayagraj). During this, serious neglect of hygiene standards came to light in many establishments. In some places, ready-made sweets were found kept directly on dirty floors, while at…