Jammu, Aug. 11 -- In a sensational and sweeping crackdown, authorities across Jammu and Kashmir have launched an unprecedented assault on the illegal sale of rotten, expired, and unhygienic food items flooding markets in the run-up to the festive season. For the seventh consecutive day, joint teams of the Food Safety Department (FSD) and the Legal Metrology Department (LMD) have intensified inspections, uncovering a food safety crisis of alarming proportions.
In a major bust in the Baramulla district of north Kashmir, officials seized over two quintals of spoiled mutton, declared unfit for human consumption. Meanwhile, in Jammu city, a staggering 2,700 kg of expired fish and chicken was confiscated in a late-night raid and immediately dest...