Chandigarh, October 21: Haryana Well being Minister Arti Singh Rao has directed officers to accentuate the meals security surveillance marketing campaign throughout the state in view of the festive season. She has instructed the Meals and Drug Administration to gather 100–150 surveillance samples of meals objects in every district.
Dr. Manoj Kumar, Commissioner of the Meals and Drug Administration, mentioned that the Well being Minister has issued instructions to additional strengthen the meals security surveillance marketing campaign throughout the state. The first goal is to make sure that the general public has entry to protected, pure, high-quality and unadulterated meals merchandise. Particular emphasis is being positioned on guaranteeing the standard and security of meals objects, significantly in view of the elevated consumption of sweets, milk and dairy merchandise in the course of the festive season of Diwali and Chhath Puja.
He acknowledged that, beneath this particular marketing campaign, letters have been despatched to all Deputy Commissioners in Haryana, asking them to represent district-level particular meals surveillance groups beneath the supervision of the district administration, in coordination with the involved Designated Officers (Meals Security) and Meals Security Officers.
These groups will conduct inspections and accumulate surveillance samples from main markets, candy outlets, dairies, milk distributors and different meals enterprise institutions to determine substandard, adulterated and unsafe meals merchandise.
The district-level particular surveillance groups have been assigned a goal of amassing 100–150 extra meals surveillance samples per district, separate from the samples routinely collected by Meals Security Officers. The initiative goals to strengthen the unbiased surveillance mechanism, deliver extra markets inside the ambit of the marketing campaign, and guarantee efficient monitoring of meals high quality and security throughout the state.
He added that particular consideration can be given to sweets, milk, paneer, khoya, ghee and different generally consumed meals merchandise in the course of the marketing campaign.
Dr. Manoj Kumar has directed the involved officers to make sure that all surveillance samples are collected in accordance with the prescribed procedures, correctly documented and despatched to the designated meals testing laboratories for evaluation inside the stipulated timeframe.
The evaluation stories obtained from the laboratories can be monitored usually, and immediate motion can be taken as per the foundations in instances the place meals samples are discovered to not conform to the prescribed requirements.
He additional acknowledged that, to make sure transparency and accountability within the meals security system, officers on the FDA headquarters have been directed to add information each week on the departments state portal concerning meals samples discovered to be substandard or unsafe, primarily based on laboratory evaluation stories.
This method will facilitate systematic monitoring of pattern evaluation stories, district-wise progress and regulatory and enforcement actions taken. It can additionally assist increase public consciousness about meals security.
2,428 Meals Samples Collected Between April 1 and September 30, 2026
Dr. Manoj Kumar knowledgeable that Meals Security Officers in Haryana collected a complete of two,428 meals samples between April 1 and September 30, 2026. These included 1,239 enforcement samples and 1,189 surveillance samples.
Following laboratory evaluation, 232 enforcement samples and 149 surveillance samples have been discovered to not conform to the prescribed meals security requirements. Obligatory regulatory and enforcement motion has been initiated in these instances in accordance with the related provisions of the Meals Security and Requirements Act, 2006, and the foundations and rules framed thereunder.
The Commissioner clarified that at any time when surveillance samples are discovered to not meet the prescribed requirements, the involved Meals Security Officer will instantly overview the laboratory report. Wherever essential, a separate enforcement pattern can be collected in accordance with the prescribed authorized process, and motion can be taken beneath the provisions of the Meals Security and Requirements Act, 2006.
The target of this course of is to make sure well timed and efficient motion in opposition to violations associated to meals security.
He mentioned that the division is dedicated to defending public well being by means of a sturdy meals security surveillance system, coordinated motion with district administrations, common overview of laboratory stories and efficient implementation of meals security legal guidelines.
He appealed to all meals enterprise operators to adjust to the prescribed hygiene and high quality requirements and chorus from manufacturing, storing, distributing or promoting substandard, adulterated or unsafe meals merchandise.
Well being Minister Arti Singh Rao additionally appealed to the general public to stay vigilant whereas buying meals objects, purchase meals merchandise solely from dependable sources, and report any suspected meals adulteration or meals safety-related exercise to the involved authorities.
The State Authorities is dedicated to offering protected meals to each citizen of Haryana by means of efficient surveillance, transparency and strict regulatory motion.
