NEWS – The Food Safety and Standards Department inaugurated 10 kiosks equipped with advanced testing tools (FSSAI-approved) in Bengaluru’s major malls . Each kiosk features a “magic box” and rapid testing kits to detect adulterants and ensure food safety.

HIGHLIGHTS

Objective and Purpose of the Initiative

• The kiosks allow the public to test commonly consumed food items such as pulses, sugar, cooking oil, tea powder, salt, milk, ghee, paneer, butter, vegetables, coriander powder, and drinking water.
• The initiative targets pollutants in food, air, and water, aiming to deter adulteration and protect public health.

On-Site Food Testing and FSSAI Response

• Each kiosk is manned by an FSSAI-trained worker who will conduct on-the-spot testing of food samples brought in by the public.
• If any food sample is found to be substandard, the FSSAI will initiate actions to stop the sale and distribution of the product.

Inspection Data from September

• 142 railway station food stalls inspected
• 35 Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) units checked
• 184 mutton and goat samples (5 found substandard)
• 81 egg samples (1 found substandard)
• 246 chicken samples (10 found substandard)
• 230 ghee samples (5 found unsafe, 1 substandard; none contained animal fat)