Telangana Cracks Down On Food Adulteration, Task Force Set Up After 64 Arrested

Tuesday, 31 March 2026Newsdesk

The H-FAST team also uncovered units producing ginger-garlic paste mixed with acetic acid, synthetic colours, gum powder and excess salt. In one raid alone, nearly 1,900 kg of unsafe paste was seized.

New Delhi 31 March 2026

As per news report of NDTV,At least 64 persons have been arrested while 15 tonnes of adulterated food items have been seized in one month across Hyderabad. Alarmed by a series of raids exposing unsafe and unhygienic food products across the city, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has announced a special anti-food adulteration enforcement wing to crack down on those endangering public health.

Source - NDTV