Rajasthan seizes 24,000 kg of adulterated food items

Health officials in Rajasthan seized over 24,000 kg of potentially adulterated food items ahead of Holi. The confiscated products included besan, mawa, sweets, and milk products, following a 2024 report that showed 25% of food samples failed quality tests. In Udaipur, officials found 58 kg of tainted cheese, while in Jaipur, they disposed of 490 kg of pistachio-almond pieces and 300 kg of compromised cheese. Inspections also uncovered 16,000 kg of adulterated besan at a factory in Bassi. Additionally, authorities confiscated 8,100 kg of poor-quality mawa in Bikaner, which contained oil adulterants. All seized products are undergoing laboratory testing, and further actions will depend on the investigation results.