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UP Food Safety Crackdown Finds 57 Unsafe Packaged Water Samples
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News18•15-10-2026, 19:37
UP Food Safety Crackdown Finds 57 Unsafe Packaged Water Samples
- •The Food Safety and Drug Administration tested 242 packaged drinking water samples in Uttar Pradesh during a statewide inspection drive.
- •A total of 57 samples were found microbiologically unsafe with contaminants like E coli, coliform bacteria, yeast, and mould, while 146 failed quality standards.
- •FSDA Commissioner Roshan Jacob ordered the suspension of food licences and immediate production halt for units linked to unsafe water across 39 districts.
- •Units with unsafe water must rectify deficiencies and have five batches of 1,000 bottles each successfully tested before resuming production.
- •Manufacturers producing substandard water received one-week improvement notices and must pass tests on three batches to prove compliance.
Key Questions Answered
Following a statewide inspection drive that detected contamination in 57 samples, the FSDA ordered production to stop at the concerned manufacturing units and suspended their food licences.
Laboratory findings revealed the presence of potentially harmful contaminants, including E coli, coliform bacteria, yeast, and mould.
Units linked to microbiologically unsafe water must rectify deficiencies and have five batches tested, with each batch comprising 1,000 bottles, before production can resume.
