Ahead of the festive season, Delhi food safety officers conducted raids across the city on Wednesday to check adulteration in milk products.
Reacting to the development, Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said that the safety and health of citizens remain the top priority of the Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government, especially during the festive season when the risk of adulteration is highest.
The drive aims to ensure the availability of pure and safe food products during the celebrations. With assistance from the Delhi Police, food safety officers inspected vehicles carrying khoya (milk solids) and seized 11 legal samples and 9 survey samples from 11 vehicles at Khoya Mandi near Mori Gate.
Officials confirmed that the samples have been sent to the Lawrence Road laboratory for testing, with results expected within a fortnight.
Highlighting the vigilance measures, Singh said that food safety officers are continuously deployed at wholesale markets, depots, manufacturing units, and other critical points to ensure strict monitoring.
The minister also warned of stringent action in case of quality lapses, stating: “The results will be available within 14 days, and if adulteration is found, immediate punitive action will follow. I assure the public that strict enforcement will continue, and no compromise on purity and safety will be tolerated.”