# @paribhraman on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHxJqxcybTs
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- **Posted:** 2025-03-29T03:21:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Manab (@paribhraman) — https://gondola.cc/paribhraman

## Caption

Guwahati : More than 12 percent of the food samples tested at the State
Public Health Laboratory have failed to conform to the standards. During the current
financial year, 7,682 food samples were collected for testing, of which 75 perishable
items and 434 non-perishable items were found to be unsafe
Besides, 19 other perishable and 268 non-perishable items were found to be
substandard, and 23 other items were misbranded. Test results of over 1,000 samples
are awaited as of March 13.
Unsafe samples include mostly tea, fruits and vegetables having higher pesticide
residues than what is prescribed in the food safety regulations. There are also a few
cereals and spices. Substandard samples include milk and milk products, edible oils,
salt, cereals, and spices.
In January, a special surveillance drive was conducted throughout the state to check
vegetables for pesticide residues and other contaminants.
Out of 343 samples collected, 41 were found to be unsafe because of higher pesticide
residues.
The special drives are being carried out alongside the regular sample collection from
the markets.
Official sources said the Commissionerate of Food Safety has accorded prosecution
sanction for 76 samples out of 94 unsafe samples, and the remaining are under
process. Adjudication sanction has been granted for 71 samples out of 109
substandard and misbranded samples by the district officers, and the remaining are
in progress. Fines ranging from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh have been imposed on
samples found to be substandard.
Official sources said that sample collection has been scaled up this year after
deployment of 32 additional food safety officers in the districts. The number of
regulatory samples drawn has gone up from around 600 in 2022-23 to 1,156 in 2023-
24, and over 1,600 in the current year. During surveillance drives, over 6,000
samples were collected. The infrastructure has also been ramped up at the State
Public Health Laboratory.

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