KHATIMA NEWS
Rudrapur
A mobile food laboratory collected 84 samples from sweet shops and the vegetable market in Rudrapur ahead of Diwali. All 45 sweets samples met standards, but 14 of 39 spice samples were found substandard, prompting officials to seal them and send them for laboratory confirmation before further action.
Nainital
An administration and food safety inspection in Haldwani found batasha, mishri and festive items being prepared without a food licence in unhygienic conditions. Officials also reported old sweets at a shop in Unchapul, while separate checks examined 97 food samples and municipal teams issued challans for dirt and polythene.
Almora
The Devbhoomi Udyog Nagar Vyapar Mandal submitted a memorandum to Almora District Magistrate Anshul Singh, alleging that traders face undue pressure during festive inspections. The group sought checks at district borders and Lodhiya barrier to stop adulterated products, while protecting local shopkeepers from action without firm evidence.
Rudrapur
Price labels were displayed at several sweet shops in Rudrapur, but manufacture and expiry or use-by dates were missing. Food safety teams inspected 6 shops, collected 2 sweet samples and issued notices to 2 bakeries. In Bazpur, 11 sweet sellers also received notices during a separate festival-season checking campaign.
Dehradun
Food safety teams inspected 27 sweet and bakery establishments across Dehradun to check whether open sweet trays displayed manufacturing and expiry dates. Several businesses complied, while others were instructed to correct the gap. Officials said continued non-compliance could lead to action under the Food Safety and Standards Act.
Nainital
Uttarakhand’s food safety department has made best-before displays mandatory on trays of open sweets. The state-wide campaign also found samples of mustard oil, sesame oil, khoya and curd that failed testing. Notices have been issued, with further legal action expected through the ADM court process.
Nainital
Customers objected after reportedly spotting insects in kalakand and jelly sweets at a well-known shop on Haldwani’s Rampur Road during Dussehra. The group took the sweets for testing after officials did not reach the spot, while the Food Safety Department said it would begin an awareness campaign for sweet sellers and continue festival sampling until Diwali.
Dehradun
Food safety officials inspected the UPES University mess and cafeteria in Dehradun on Friday, reviewing hygiene, licensing and drinking-water arrangements. Samples of water, cooked dal and vegetable were collected and sent for laboratory testing. The department said further action will follow if the reports identify any irregularities.
Haridwar
The Uttarakhand Food Safety Department has acted against alleged adulteration in Laksar, Haridwar district, destroying about 10 quintals of paneer and palmolein oil. The department also suspended the manufacturing unit’s licence, placing the facility’s operations under regulatory restriction while the action addresses food-safety concerns.
Dehradun
A surprise inspection at Handi Restaurant inside Dehradun’s Doon Club found rodent activity, cockroaches, rotten vegetables and old cooked food. Officials destroyed around 22 kg of food, sent paneer, milk and chicken curry samples for testing, and shut the restaurant while issuing a 14-day notice for cleanup.
Haridwar
The food safety department inspected establishments and a supply vehicle in Haridwar’s SIDCUL area on Tuesday after receiving confidential information. Officials collected buckwheat flour samples from 2 businesses and destroyed 13 kg of open flour. Officials are preparing court proceedings against both traders over alleged unlicensed operations and missing manufacturing and expiry dates.
Kotdwar
The Food Safety and Drug Administration inspected 145 food items in Kotdwar on 12 and 13 October through its Food Safety on Wheels service. Officials found that 31 items did not meet quality standards and instructed the concerned traders to make improvements, warning that further action could follow if directions are ignored.
Others
Uttarakhand’s Food Safety and Drug Administration has prohibited the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of gutkha, pan masala and other food products containing tobacco or nicotine for one year. The order applies across the state and also covers products sold separately for later mixing, placing enforcement responsibility on district and food safety officials.
Haridwar
Food safety officials in Haridwar district inspected hotels, restaurants, dairies, snack units and grocery shops on Saturday. They stopped the sale of meat products, Indian sweets and bakery items at one establishment after finding licensing gaps, missing documents and shared cooking vessels for vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Officials also sent 13 samples for laboratory testing.
Champawat
Food safety officials inspected shops and food businesses across Lohaghat in Champawat on Tuesday. They collected 4 samples, including porridge, macaroni, biscuits and oil, for laboratory testing, while 4 buckets of ice cream were destroyed after expired food colour and flavouring were found at a shop.
