India, Oct. 16 -- LUCKNOW In a major pre-Diwali enforcement drive, the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) on Thursday destroyed over 5,000 kg of adulterated, expired and unhygienic food items - mainly sweets and dairy products - seized from various shops and production units across the city. The total estimated value of the destroyed items was over Rs.6 lakh.

The operation, carried out under the supervision of assistant commissioner, FSDA, Vijay Pratap Singh, and chief food safety officer JP Singh, covered sweet shops and food suppliers to prevent sale of adulterated or expired products during the Diwali rush.

The assistant commissioner said: "Nearly 150 kg of foul-smelling khoya worth Rs.60,000 was destroyed at a unit in Sona V...