PANJIM, April 15 -- The Food and Drugs Administration has recently begun conducting raids in Siolim, Mapusa and Margao on Monday and Tuesday. Herald Media asked people, "Do you think that seasonal FDA checks for forced ripening of fruits is enough or should it do strict checking on a daily basis?"

The raids are a good thing which the Food and Drugs Administration has started and we welcome it. But the question is, these things which you are doing once in a year, does it have any effect and impact on the vendors and restaurant owners, to maintain good hygiene? Or is it just pulling wool over the eyes? What is even more serious is the formalin issue. A laboratory was set up to check for formalin. But nothing was delivered. The government h...