Festivals are an integral part of Indian culture that cannot be celebrated without food especially sweets, savouries, mithais, and dairy-based delicacies. On the other hand, the risk of compromising on food quality and food adulteration has also raised. That’s why food quality checks are necessary.
Food quality checks are needed during festive season
Since the demand for food items increases during the festive season. Now there arise tendencies of using cheaper or bad ingredients, storing food improperly, mixing harmful things to make it look or taste delicious by some dishonest sellers. For instance, in Ranchi, 42kg of fake or adulterated ghee was caught during Durga Puja. Not only this, in Delhi, over 200 people got sick after eating contaminated buckwheat flour during Navratri. Undoubtedly, food quality checks are needed during the festive season to safeguard public health, consumer trust, and brand integrity.
Government role in Food quality checks
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and state food departments are conducting special checks during festivals, sending mobile food testing vans, doing surprise raids on shops and factories, and collecting samples to test in labs.
Food quality checks are necessary
These quality checks are necessary since several people eat the same items, therefore the danger is higher. Moreover, People trust the food they buy , if that breaks, it affects not just one brand but the whole market. Besides this, one scandal can tarnish the image of even trust food brands. To prevent this, some extra quality checks can be done before festivals. Testing raw materials and storage along with using proper labelling and packaging.