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Destroys 35-kg of unhygienic sweets, issues noticesTribune News ServiceAmritsar, October 17A team of officials of the food wing of the district Health Department on Thursday conducted an inspection of sweet shops in rural areas and collected 10 samples of various items from different shops. The team also destroyed 35 kg of sweets seized, which was found to be unhygienic, from a shop. District Health Officer Dr Charanjit Singh said they had visited areas like Baba Bakala, Rayya and Khalchian. Dr Singh said special attention was being given to rural areas so that the sale of substandard and unhygienic sweets during the festival season was checked. The samples have been sent for testing to the Food Testing Laboratory..