Rajasthan seizes 24,000 kg of adulterated food items

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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.


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