Food adulteration levels in Nagpur district have remained alarmingly high this year, with authorities testing over 15,000 samples and detecting adulteration in nearly 80 per cent of cases, even as reports on 324 samples are yet to be submitted, raising concerns over consumer safety across the district’s estimated 4.2 lakh food businesses.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized adulterated goods worth ₹50 lakh so far this year, according to data reported on June 7. Among dairy products, 30 of 39 samples failed quality standards, while eight were found unsafe for consumption. Officials have filed 18 new cases this year, with 23 cases from earlier cycles still pending.
Inspectors flagged rising pesticide use in produce reaching open markets, with unregulated loose sales and absence of billing identified as key gaps. Distribution of milk, ghee, mawa, and edible oil through oil mills and cold-storage networks was also cited as difficult to monitor. Trade in gutka, pan masala, and tobacco-based products continues in city markets despite enforcement action, officials noted.
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