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Published On: 29-09-2026
Enforcement Date: 29 September, 2026
FSSAI Directs Special Festive Drive to Ensure Food Safety and Prevent Adulteration
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed State and Union Territory authorities to undertake a special festive drive during Navratri and Diwali to prevent adulteration and circulation of unsafe food products. The drive will focus on inspections, sampling and enforcement at identified hotspots, covering milk and milk products, sweets, snacks, edible oils, beverages and other region-specific food items.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed food safety authorities to undertake a special festive drive to strengthen surveillance, enforcement and prevention of food adulteration during Navratri and Diwali.
Key points include:
- Inspections and sampling are to be conducted during the festive period, particularly at identified hotspots and sensitive locations.
- Surveillance will focus on milk and milk products, sweets, snacks and savouries, namkeen, papad/fryums, edible oils, beverages and ghee.
- Additional commodities may be selected based on regional eating patterns and prevalence, such as kuttu atta and singhada atta.
- Food Safety on Wheels (FSWs), where available, should be strategically deployed in prominent markets or based on intelligence inputs.
- FSWs will support on-the-spot testing, vigilance, consumer awareness, and confidence in food safety.
- Inspection, sampling and outcome data must be updated on FoSCoS/FoSCoRIS on a real-time basis.
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Reference Number: F.No RCD-02001/216/2025-Regulatory-FSSAI |E-144781
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