Bathinda: The Barnala district administration has imposed a fine amounting to Rs 2.25 lakh in seven cases of selling substandard food products. The fines were imposed under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. These included substandard samples of milk cake from a Barnala-based firm; khoya from Dhanaula; mustard oil from Ghunas; cooking oil from Handiaya; another sample of mustard oil from a firm in Ghunas; mustard oil from Tapa; and paneer from a firm in Dhanaula village.Barnala DC Harpreet Singh stated that the health department has been directed to carry out regular inspections and sampling to effectively curb adulteration in food and dairy products, including milk, paneer and edible oils. He stated that all collected samples are sent to the laboratory for testing and cases pertaining to substandard samples are adjudicated in the court of the additional deputy commissioner. ADC Vivek Kumar Modi stated that during the period from January to March 2026, the health department collected 29 samples of various food items. Of these, 18 samples met the prescribed quality standards, while 11 were found to be substandard. The present fines were imposed in the new fiscal starting April 1. MSID: 130189903 413 |
