Bastar: People buy sweets from a shop on the eve of Raksha Bandhan festival in Jagdalpur, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, on Thursday, August 27, 2026. (Photo: IANS)
Helpline number 155303 can be used to lodge complaints,” said Kamlesh Patel.
Sweet shops in Ahmedabad to keep on-the-spot food checking kits Standing committee chairperson Kamlesh Patel said health and food department had intensified inspections to prevent food adulteration, especially during the festive season. “If citizens have any complaints regarding food items, they can inform the concerned authorities.
AMC has also directed around 1,100 hotels in the city to install CCTV cameras in their kitchens. The corporation will also raise awareness about on-the-spot testing through media channels so that citizens can exercise necessary precautions regarding the quality of food they buy. The kits are expected to contain nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, iodine solution, furfural solution or sugar crystals, a Petri dish, a stoppered test tube, a glass rod and tissue paper. A positive or negative spot test will not, by itself, establish whether a product is legally unsafe or adulterated. Statutory action will require official sampling and laboratory analysis, as per food-safety regulations. The cameras are intended to give customers a view of food-preparation areas and improve transparency. Hotel operators have been asked to complete the installation within the timeframe specified by the civic body.