The Delhi government's Food Safety Department destroyed about 6,700 kg of foul-smelling and unhygienic khoya and dhaap during an operation at the Khoya Mandi in Mori Gate on Tuesday, November 3, officials said. The stock was destroyed on the spot so that it could not reach sweet shops and consumers during the festive season.

Source: The CSR Journal

A mobile food testing laboratory examined 44 khoya samples collected during the operation, and 35 of them failed to meet the prescribed safety standards, according to the department. Preliminary findings pointed to the presence of substances including milk powder, vegetable fat and binding agents in the khoya.

Source: Top Indian News

Chief Minister inspects mandi; minister orders round-the-clock raids

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta personally visited the Mori Gate market to review the operation. Health Minister Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh said the government had received intelligence about fake mawa entering Delhi through Mori Gate, and asserted that fake mawa would not be allowed to be sold in the city while he is health minister.

At a review meeting with Food Safety Department officials, Singh directed that inspections and raids against food adulteration continue around the clock, with special surveillance on khoya, paneer, chhena, sweets, savoury snacks, ghee, edible oils and dry fruits. The department said it has collected 429 food samples over the past two months — 307 enforcement samples and 122 surveillance samples.

Source: Top Indian News

Fourth major Mori Gate operation; total crosses 10,600 kg

Tuesday's action was the fourth major crackdown on adulterated khoya at the Mori Gate market this season. Officials had earlier destroyed 2,830 kg on September 4, 610 kg on September 8 and 520 kg on October 23; with the latest operation, the total quantity of unsafe khoya destroyed by the Delhi government has reached 10,660 kg.