FSDA collects 45 samples, 22 fail test

Meerut | Tuesday | 19th March, 2019

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Reports will also be shared soon,” said Dheeran.The drive against adulterated food items kickstarted ahead of Holi to keep an eye on adulterated items. Meerut: Ahead of Holi, the Food Safety and Drugs Authority (FSDA) collected 45 samples of suspected adulterated food items being sold to the residents here. 22 out of the 45 samples have failed the test. The areas identified for selling adulterated food items include Khiwai, Sardhana, Naglakhumba, Jainpur, Mawana and others. Moreover, five items were found unsafe for consumption, 13 were found substandard and four were found misbranded.“We had sent a total number of 45 samples to Lucknow testing laboratory..