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CUTTACK: The health squad of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) raided several food stalls at the Baliyatra fair grounds on Sunday and destroyed 3.5 quintals of stale food being sold at 196 stalls. "It's really sad to see that stale food was being sold at Baliyatra. The CMC also decided to impose a fine of Rs 5,000 on owners of food stalls who are found selling stale food from Monday onwards.A 14-member squad comprising one food safety inspector has been constituted for periodic checks on the quality of cooked and preserved food items sold at the 600 food kiosks in Baliyatra. "This year, we have given extra attention to the hygeine of food served at the fair. It is not fair that just for profit, traders can playing with the health of customers..