Kumar Bahukhandi
Food and Drug Administration officials inspect food storage arrangements at an establishment in Raipur during a pre-festival checking drive on Saturday, October 31, 2026. The department suspended three food licences following the detection of serious hygiene violations. Photo: channel24india.com via CG/DPR
Food and Drug Administration inspects sweet shops and a bread unit; 80 kg of bread destroyed and 4,792 kg of sweets seized from a separate unlicensed establishment
Key Highlights
- Food licences of Khatri Sweets, Laxmi Food Products and Agrawal Mithai Wala suspended with immediate effect.
- The three establishments ordered to remain closed until hygiene requirements are met.
- Officials report finding rats and unhygienic production conditions at Bread Basket in Samta Colony.
- Krishna Sweets in Kamal Vihar found operating without a food licence, according to the department.
- Samples collected for laboratory testing; further legal action will depend on the findings.
Raipur: The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday suspended the food licences of three establishments following inspections that revealed serious hygiene deficiencies in food preparation and storage. The action formed part of a pre-festival drive to ensure that consumers receive safe and quality food products.
Food and Drug Administration Controller Deepak Agrawal led a team of officials during the inspections, which covered sweet shops, food storage premises and a bread manufacturing unit.
Food and Drug Administration officials examine a sweet preparation area during inspections in Raipur on Saturday, October 31, 2026. The drive covered hygiene conditions in food manufacturing and storage ahead of the festive period. Photo: channel24india.com via CG/DPR
According to the department, the food licences of Khatri Sweets in Birgaon, Laxmi Food Products—operating as Bread Basket—in Samta Colony, and Agrawal Mithai Wala were suspended with immediate effect after serious irregularities were detected.
All three establishments have been directed to remain closed until they meet the prescribed hygiene standards.
The inspection teams also carried out the destruction and seizure of food stocks and collected samples of several products for laboratory examination.
Rats found at bread manufacturing premises
At Laxmi Food Products in Samta Colony, officials reported unhygienic conditions in the bread manufacturing area and substantial cleanliness deficiencies in the storeroom.
According to the department, several rats were seen moving inside the premises, raising concerns over the conditions in which food was being manufactured and stored.
An inspection team checks a food establishment in Raipur during the Food and Drug Administration’s pre-festival enforcement drive on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Officials collected food samples for laboratory examination during the operation. Photo: channel24india.com via CG/DPR
The team ordered the destruction of approximately 80 kg of assorted bread after finding that the unit was not complying with prescribed hygiene requirements.
The establishment was among the three whose food licences were suspended during the drive.
Nearly 4.8 tonnes of sweets seized from unlicensed firm
In a separate inspection, Krishna Sweets in Kamal Vihar was found operating without a food licence, the department stated. The establishment was engaged in trading various types of packaged sweets.
Officials collected samples of kunda and Mysore pak for laboratory testing. They also seized 4,792 kg of sweets, comprising 720 kg of products described in the departmental statement as “Delicious Sweets”, 112 kg of Mysore pak and 3,960 kg of kunda.
The seizure and sample collection form part of the department’s investigation. Further statutory action will be determined by the laboratory findings and the violations established during the proceedings.
Closure to continue until hygiene standards are met
Controller Deepak Agrawal emphasised that failure to comply with food safety standards attracts departmental action.
“The three establishments whose licences have been suspended will remain closed until they fully comply with hygiene norms,” Agrawal said.
He added that further legal action would be taken on the basis of laboratory reports on the samples collected.
The department’s action focused on both the conditions in which food was being prepared and stored and whether establishments held the necessary licence to conduct their operations.
Food and Drug Administration officials inspect food preparation and storage areas during a pre-festival enforcement drive in Raipur on Saturday, October 31, 2026. According to the department, three establishments had their food licences suspended over serious hygiene violations, approximately 80 kg of bread was destroyed, and 4,792 kg of sweets was seized from a separate unlicensed establishment. Video: channel24india.com via CG/DPR
