New Delhi Oct 31 PTI Ahead of Diwali the Delhi governments Food Safety Department on Sunday seized 700 kg of foul smelling khoya during a surprise check at two wholesale markets here officials said According to officials surprise checks were conducted by teams of a task force constituted by the Food and Safety Department at Mori Gate khoya Mandi near Kashmere Gate and Sanjay Market near Chandni Chowk here and foul quality khoya was seizedThey said 200 kg khoya was seized from Moro Gate and 500 kg from Sanjay Market700 kg 200kg 500 kg of perishable foul smelling khoya seized by the task force team from khoya mandi auction site Mori Gate and from Sanjay Market Bagh Diwar respectively the Department of Food Safety said in a tweet on Sunday evening Khoya is widely used in preparation of a number of sweets Adulterated unhygienic and foul smelling khoya dairy product is often seen being sold into the market during the festive seasonTo ensure there is no adulteration in food materials during Diwali the Food Safety Department had on Thursday formed a special task force to check such practices The task force have two teams of officials who have been tasked to gather information about food adulteration practices and crackdown upon offendersThese teams are tasked with conducting surprise inspections of wholesale markets and shops to check for the adulteration of food items specially for the materials used in the festive season such as milk Khoya paneer ghee and oilThe Food and Safety Department has issued a helpline 1800113921 and email IDcessdelhinicinfor the public to share information related to food safety adulteration and non-compliance of norms PTI AKM TDS TDS

New Delhi Oct 28 PTI To ensure that there is no adulteration in food materials during the festive season of Diwali the food safety department of the Delhi government has formed a special task force to check such practices according to an official statement issued on ThursdayThe task force will have two teams of officials who will gather information about food adulteration practices and take action against the offendersThe statement said the task force will conduct special drives to check the quality of the products widely used in the festive seasonTwo teams of senior officers have been formed to check adulteration of food items especially for materials used in the festive season such as milk khoya paneer ghee and oilThe team wills specifically gather information related to adulteration food fraud and non-compliance of the Food Safety and Standards Act Commissioner Food Safety Neha Bansal was quoted as saying in the statementIt is often seen that traders and others engaged in the food business indulge in the use of adulterated products or sell stale food items during the festive seasonBansal said the enforcement teams will inspect manufacturing units wholesale markets and other such areas where these food products are sold or stored in large quantitiesOur idea is to stop the sale of these items before getting to the market she saidThe commissioner said the department is also reaching out to the public for information related to food safety adulteration and non-compliance through email ID cfssdelhinicin and helpline number 1800113921 PTI AKM RC