India, June 20 -- The Gautam Budh Nagar administration's crackdown against food safety violations has led to slapping of fines worth Rs.64.6 lakh in total after the authorities came across cases in localities like Dadri, Khurja, Surajpur, Rabupura, Sector 130, Sector 58, and even urban sectors of Noida like Sector 16 and Sector 18, officials said on Thursday.

A total of 19 food business operators were penalised between April and May following violations under the Food Safety and Standards Act. The major violations included misbranding, misleading labelling, and sale of substandard or expired food items, such as biscuits, dairy products, and packaged snacks. Several businesses also failed to comply with mandatory food safety standards, th...