New Delhi, Nov 8: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has seized 3,280 tonnes of 'banned and non-compliant' food products worth Rs 82 crore during a nationwide inspection drive that began on September 1 to check adulteration during the festive season, PTI reported. The regulator gave the precise figure as 3,279.57 tonnes valued at Rs 81.80 crore.

Source: PTI via The Hindu BusinessLine

The drive ran from September 1 to November 5 in coordination with state food safety departments, and inspectors checked 56,431 food establishments across the country, The Hindu BusinessLine reported. The seized products included paneer, ghee, milk and sweets — festive staples that see a sharp rise in demand, and in adulteration complaints, around Diwali.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

3,279.57 tonnesfood seized
Rs 81.80 crorevalue of seized stock
56,431establishments inspected
1,133licences suspended
52licences cancelled
314establishments sealed

Acting against food safety violations, the FSSAI cancelled 52 licences, suspended 1,133 licences and sealed 314 establishments, PTI reported. NewKerala, reporting the same FSSAI figures, said 410 prosecutions were also initiated, and listed the wider range of seized goods as oils, milk and paneer, sweets, khoya, ghee, bakery items, chocolates, ice creams, namkeen, packaged foods and festive hampers.

Source: NewKerala

What shoppers can do

FSSAI has urged consumers to check a shop's food licence and to report suspected adulteration through its Food Safety Connect app. The figures in this story are the regulator's own enforcement totals for the September 1 to November 5 drive, as reported by PTI and NewKerala; the regulator did not publish a state-wise breakdown of the seizures in the figures reported.

The FSSAI announced the drive's results in a social media post on Saturday, November 7, saying it had stepped up vigilance in view of the festivals. Sources: PTI via The Hindu BusinessLine (November 8, 2026) and NewKerala (November 8, 2026), reporting FSSAI figures.