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Worms Found in Sweets: Ujjain Customer Complains, Food Department Collects Samples from Shop and Factory.
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News18•22-09-2026, 13:49
Worms Found in Sweets: Ujjain Customer Complains, Food Department Collects Samples from Shop and Factory.
- •A customer in Ujjain found worms crawling in 'Gupchup' sweets purchased from Lala Shri Misthan Bhandar in Koyla Phatak.
- •Chetan Sharma bought 250 grams of sweets for 170 rupees and discovered worms and a bad smell upon opening the packet at home.
- •Following the complaint, the Food Department inspected the shop and the factory, collecting samples for testing.
- •Food Officer Basant Dutt Sharma stated that the complaint mentioned fungus, and action will be taken after the test report arrives.
- •The shop owner, Rajkumar Gupta, claimed the tray from which sweets were served was fine and asked the customer to return the sweets.
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Following the customer's complaint, a team from the Food Department inspected Lala Shri Misthan Bhandar and the factory where the sweets were made, and collected samples for testing.
Chetan Sharma purchased 250 grams of 'Gupchup' sweets for 170 rupees from Lala Shri Misthan Bhandar, located in the Koyla Phatak area of Ujjain.
Shop owner Rajkumar Gupta stated that the tray from which the sweets were served was inspected and found to be fine, adding that if the sweets are spoiled, they will be replaced or refunded.
