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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Vows Zero Tolerance on Food Adulteration
- •The Food Safety Department launched an extensive enforcement drive targeting warehouses and dark stores of e-commerce and quick-commerce companies in Delhi.
- •Inspections uncovered expired products, pest infestations, unhygienic conditions, and temperature failures across multiple storage premises.
- •Out of 59 desi ghee samples tested, 19 were found unsafe and 4 failed food safety standards, with over 42 percent failing overall.
- •Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated that compromising on food quality or endangering public health through adulteration is strictly unacceptable.
- •The government has directed officials to strengthen market monitoring and take strict legal action against all violators.
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Inspections of warehouses and dark stores operated by e-commerce and quick-commerce companies revealed expired food products, pest infestations, unhygienic storage conditions, and failure to maintain prescribed cold-storage temperatures. Officials also noted damaged packages and labelling irregularities across several premises.
Out of 59 desi ghee samples tested by the Food Safety Department, 19 samples were found to be unsafe and 4 failed to meet food safety standards, meaning over 42 percent of the tested samples did not conform to the required regulations.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta directed the Food Safety Department to strengthen monitoring across markets, food storage facilities, and online supply establishments. The government emphasized that strict action will be taken according to rules against violators to ensure every family has access to safe food and to protect public health.
