UP FSDA's statewide drive ahead of Deepavali: crackdown on temporary sweet-making units

Lucknow, Nov 2 (UNI) With the aim of providing the public with pure, safe and good-quality sweets on Deepavali, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (UPFSDA) conducted a statewide special inspection drive under the "Shuddh Hi Shubh Hai" campaign. This time, the department focused its monitoring especially on temporary sweet-making units that are active mainly during festivals. Given the likelihood of food safety standards being ignored and sweets being made in unhygienic conditions in these units, the department carried out simultaneous inspections and enforcement action across all divisions. Under the campaign, 379 food establishments were inspected across the…