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FSSAI Directs Intensified Food Safety Checks Ahead Of Festive Season
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News18•05-10-2026, 21:15
FSSAI Directs Intensified Food Safety Checks Ahead Of Festive Season
- •The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has directed States and Union Territories to ramp up surveillance and inspections during the Navratri and Diwali festive season.
- •The heightened enforcement aims to prevent the circulation of adulterated and unsafe food items such as sweets, dairy products, edible oils, and beverages.
- •Authorities have been instructed to conduct targeted sampling at identified hotspots and sensitive locations based on regional eating patterns.
- •Mobile testing units known as Food Safety on Wheels are to be strategically deployed in prominent marketplaces for on-the-spot testing and consumer awareness.
- •Inspection and sampling data must be updated in real-time on the FoSCOS and FoSCORIS regulatory systems.
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The FSSAI has directed food safety authorities across all States and Union Territories to intensify surveillance, inspections, and sampling during the upcoming Navratri and Diwali festive season to prevent the circulation of adulterated and unsafe food products.
The regulator highlighted commodities like milk and milk products such as ghee, khoa, and paneer, alongside sweets, savouries, beverages, and edible oils, with regional variations like kuttu and singhada atta also being monitored.
Food Safety on Wheels units are to be strategically deployed at prominent marketplaces or based on specific intelligence inputs to facilitate on-the-spot testing, strengthen vigilance, and boost consumer trust.
