# Delhi Boosts Food Safety Checks Before Diwali

> Delhi food safety teams collected 40 samples and issued 8 improvement notices ahead of Diwali.
- Title: Delhi Boosts Food Safety Checks Before Diwali · mint
- Summary: Delhi food safety teams collected 40 samples and issued 8 improvement notices ahead of Diwali.
- Keywords: delhi, diwali, food safety, food samples, improvement notices, mandoli extension, fssai, india, mint
- Source: mint — https://livemint.com/focus/delhi-steps-up-food-safety-inspections-ahead-of-diwali-collects-40-samples-11794015569534.html
- Author: Focus
- Published: 2026-11-07T01:43:36+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: delhi, diwali, food safety, food samples, improvement notices, mandoli extension, fssai, india, news
## Delhi Steps Up Food Safety
Delhi food-safety teams inspected sweet shops, dairies and manufacturers across five regions ahead of Diwali.
## 40 Samples Collected
Officials collected 40 food samples and issued improvement notices to eight establishments during inspections.
## 100 kg Food Destroyed
Nearly 100 kg of spoiled or contaminated food was destroyed at a Mandoli Extension dairy.
## Samples and Violations
In North-East, East and Shahdara, teams collected 22 samples of khoya, paneer, ghee, kalakand, laddus and gulab jamuns.
## FSSAI Registration Issue
A sweet manufacturing unit in Nihal Vihar was found operating without FSSAI registration.
## Government Action
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta directed regular food safety checks and action against violations ahead of Diwali.
## Key takeaway

Delhi destroyed nearly 100 kg of spoiled food after inspecting 40 samples from sweet shops and dairies ahead of Diwali.